Guinea referendum backs constitutional changes that may extend president’s rule
Conde has not denied that he might use the proposed constitutional changes to seek another term CONAKRY, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Covid-19: Angola announces first two deaths
LUANDA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Angola has recorded its first two deaths from coronavirus, out of the seven confirmed cases…
Three soldiers killed in Burkina Faso bomb attack
Rebels have in the past used bombs to target patrol vehicles OUAGADOUGOU, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A homemade bomb killed three…
Polls close in Mali amid coronavirus threat, security fears
Voters stand in queue at a polling station in Gao, Mali BAMAKO, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Polls have closed in…
Covid-19: Libya releases prisoners to contain virus spread
Libya has eight confirmed cases of coronavirus TRIPOLI, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya has become the latest country in the…
Covid-19: Nigerian Pres Buhari imposes lockdown on Abuja; Lagos, Ogun states
President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, March 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has given his first Coronavirus address to the nation touching…
Covid-19: Donations pour in to fight coronavirus – Ghana Pres Akufo-Addo reveals
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ACCRA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Donations have started pouring in by spirited Ghanaians both home and…
Update: US Pres Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back as more countries globally opted for lockdowns
A staff member checks equipment in the ICU room of a field hospital being set up in Cremona, Italy WASHINGTON,…
France and allies establish new task force Takuba in Sahel
Soldiers from Burkina Faso patrol along a Gorgadji road in the Sahel area PARIS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and…
Covid-19: South African workers freed from mask-making factory
DURBAN, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in the South African city of Durban have freed 14 workers who had…