Africa

Covid-19: Norwegian Embassy in Ghana shuts down after staff tested positive

The Norwegian Embassy in Ghana has shut down after a key staff tested positive for Coronavirus. ACCRA, Ma5rch 14 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Roundup: Death Toll From COVID-19 In Iran Passes 500, As Most Mideastern Countries Report Rise In Confirmed Cases

CAIRO, Mar 14 (NNN-MENA) – The death toll from COVID-19 passed 500 in Iran on Friday, while most countries in…

Covid-19: African Union warns against lack of emergency medical equipment

Headquarters of the AFRICAN UNION in Ethiopia. Photo: Clemente Dos Santos ADDIS ABABA, March 12 (NNN-ANGOP) — The African Union…

Algerian ex-diplomat eyed as next UN Libya envoy

Former Algerian foreign minister, Ramtane Lamamra UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra is being…

Covid-19: US scales down military exercises in Africa due to Coronavirus

WASHINGTON, March 12 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — One of the US military’s largest exercises in Africa has been significantly scaled down due…

FBI in Sudan to help probe assassination attempt

KHARTOUM, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A team from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrived in the Sudanese…

Ivory Coast confirms first positive case of COVID-19

ABIDJAN, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast has recorded its first positive case of the flu-like Coronavirus (COVID-19).The case was…

Fifa delays its Congress in Ethiopia because of coronavirus

Fifa’s Congress in Ethiopia has been delayed because of the coronavirus ZURICH, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Football’s world governing body…

Covid-19: A visiting Belgian is DR Congo first coronavirus case

KINSHASA, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed the first case of coronavirus…

South African court clears Pres Cyril Ramaphosa over donation

President Cyril Ramaphosa PRETORIA, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s High Court has dismissed the findings of an anti-corruption investigator…