Attacks, ethnic massacres leave ghost villages in central Mali
Central Mali is now prey to tit-for-tat killings and routine jihadist attacks BAMAKO, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After years of…
Africa is one-step away from wild polio eradication verdict
ABUJA, March 15 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The African region completes a critical step towards wild polio eradication. No wild poliovirus has…
Covid-19: Sub-Saharan Africa braces for full-fledged outbreak
The number of coronavirus cases in Africa is creeping up FREETOWN (Sierra Leone), March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After escaping mostly…
Covid-19: Number of coronavirus cases worldwide passes 150,000
PARIS, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of coronavirus cases worldwide passed 150,000 on Saturday driven by a spike in…
Update: Covid-19 spreads to 18 African nations, including Kenya and Ethiopia
Local residents wear protective face masks on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria NAIROBI, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan…
Guinea sets March 22 for controversial constitutional referendum
CONAKRY, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea’s President Alpha Conde has set March 22 for the constitutional referendum on his proposed…
Covid-19: Mauritania confirms first case
NOUAKCHOTT, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritania has confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus, the country’s health minister said,adding to…
Zimbabwe gets back iconic bird statues stolen during colonialism
A carved bird in standstone in the Great Zimbabwe ruins, symbol of an African culture HARARE, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Thirteen die in Central African Republic clashes: UN
BANGUI, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 13 people have been killed during clashes between rival armed groups in the…
Covid-19: AU calls for continent-wide response to contain virus in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The African Union (AU) has stressed the crucial importance of fostering a continent-wide collective…