Covid-19: US evacuates nationals caught up in Nigeria lockdown
ABUJA, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US is evacuating its nationals from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos and the capital, Abuja,…
Covid-19: Kenya wants 50 MPs tested
NAIROBI, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s lower parliamentary chamber wants some 50 lawmakers to be tested for coronavirus amid fears…
Covid-19: Congo ex-president Yombi Opango dies in France
BRAZZAVILLE, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Republic of Congo president Jacques Joaquim Yhombi Opango died in France on Monday of…
Update: Global lockdown tightens as Covid-19 deaths mount
PARIS, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Harsh lockdowns aimed at halting themarch of the coronavirus pandemic extended worldwide Monday as the…
Covid-19: South Africa may seek IMF loan to fight coronavirus; announces tax relief for businesses
A soldier stands guard as police members check vehicles at the start of a 21 day nationwide lockdown PRETORIA, March…
Covid-19: Germany to fly out 7,000 tourists stuck in South Africa
South African Airways will provide the repatriation flights PRETORIA, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German embassy in South Africa is…
Covid-19: Drone monitoring curfew shot down by mistake in Sudan
The streets of Sudan’s capital Khartoum are empty during the curfew KHARTOUM, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s presidential guards shot…
Somali governor killed in Al-Shabaab suicide blast
A destroyed car at the site where a car bomb exploded near the Somali parliament in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, March 31…
Covid-19: African governments increase help to poor as more cases reported in East Africa
Kenya is to distribute cereals to the poor NAIROBI, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As the number of coronavirus cases continues…
Sierra Leone scraps ban on pregnant girls from going to school
FREETOWN, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of Sierra Leone has overturned a ban on pregnant girls from attending school.…