New locust swarms invade farms in Kenya
NAIROBI, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Farmers in Kenya’s South Rift region are grappling with new swarms of desert locusts.They are…
Sudan’s defence minister dies of heart attack in South Sudan while attending peace talks
Lt-Gen Jamal Omar reportedly died of heart attack JUBA, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s defence minister, General Gamal al-Din Omar,…
Covid-19: Ethiopia freeing 4,000 inmates in Coronavirus battle
ADDIS ABABA, Marc h 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 4,000 prisoners will be released in Ethiopia as the government continues…
Covid-19: Rwandan who breached lockdown to go fishing ‘killed by crocodile’
Crocodiles live in most rivers in Rwanda KIGALI, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man in Rwanda who breached the ongoing…
Covid-19: DR Congo president’s aide dies of virus, country’s third death
Jean-Joseph Mukendi wa Mulumba KINSHASA, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The third person to die of Covid-19 complications in the Democratic…
Covid-19: Nigerian army prepares for lockdown, mass burials as top govt officials tested positive
ABUJA, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian Army is preparing to forcibly transfer the sick to hospital and enforce curbs…
Boko Haram kill 92 Chadian soldiers in ‘deadliest attack’
Chadian soldiers have been fighting Boko Haram insurgency since 2015 N’DJAMENA, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The president of Chad says…
Five killed in IED attack near Somali-Kenyan border
MOGADISHU, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five people were killed, including a district commissioner, when an improvised explosive device…
Covid-19 arrives in Libya with first case as battles escalate around capital Tripoli
TRIPOLI, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Intense bombardment shook Tripoli as new battles erupted around the capital hours after Libya reported…
Covid-19: Ugandan baby diagnosed with virus
File photo KAMPALA, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An eight-month-old baby in Uganda, whose father recently travelled back from Kenya’s western…