Covid-19: Kenya looks for 400 vaccine volunteers

 NAIROBI, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Researchers in Kenya are calling for 400 volunteers to take part in a trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine pioneered by the University of Oxford. The Kemri-Wellcome Trust says all participants must be health workers living in the coastal city of Mombasa and nearby town of Kilifi,…

Five militants, two soldiers killed in Cameroon clash

YAOUNDE, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two soldiers were killed on Tuesday when militants attacked a military position in northern Cameroon after crossing from Nigeria, sources said, while seven other soldiers were injured in a mine blast in the same village. The device exploded when the soldiers’ vehicle was passing, according…

US accuses Russia of sending jets to help its ‘mercenaries’ in Libya

National Accord troops in Tripoli paraded a captured Russian Pantsir air defence system WASHINGTON, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military has accused Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries there. There was no immediate response from the Russian Defence Ministry to the US Africa command…

50 trafficked Nigerian women rescued from Lebanon

ABUJA, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifty trafficked Nigerian women have been rescued from Lebanon and returned to their home country. They have been placed in quarantine as a precaution against coronavirus and will be interviewed about their experiences. The Nigerian Foreign Ministry said the Lebanese authorities had assisted in securing…

Rwanda’s govt unveils $11 billion climate action plan

KIGALI, May 27 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Rwanda has become the first African country to submit a new national climate plan, whose implementation requires $11 billion, as an essential tool to implement the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement, signed in 2015, aims to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius with an…

Kenya: Six killed in ethnic clashes over alleged cattle theft, politics

NAIROBI, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people have been killed and more than 20 houses burned in ethnic fighting in Olpusimoru in Narok county, about 150 kilometres from the capital Nairobi. At least a dozen others have been injured in the clashes that started over the weekend and are being…

Covid-19: Zimbabwe arrests 40,000 people for ‘violating lockdown’

Zimbabwe has been on lockdown since March 30 HARARE, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two journalists who’d been interviewing alleged victims of state torture are among the 40,000 people that Zimbabwean police say they’ve arrested.Most of those people were arrested for breaking the rule on not moving more than 5km from their…

Covid-19: Mozambique confirms first death

MAPUTO, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique has reported its first coronavirus death – a 13-year-old boy from the northern province of Nampula. National Director of Public Health Rosa Marlene confirmed the death on Monday. The southern Africa country has also confirmed 15 new cases, bringing the total number to 209…

Covid-19: WHO fears ‘silent epidemic’ in Africa without enough testing

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization is warning Africa against relaxing its testing efforts on Covid-19.So far Africa has recorded over 115,000 cases of coronavirus with deaths just a little over 3,400 as at May 26.Despite Africa’s case count still low compared…

Nigerian President Says Peace A Prerequisite For Africa’s Development

ABUJA, May 26 (NNN-ENA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, said, peace, along with security, unity, and harmony, is a prerequisite for sustainable development in Africa. In a message to African leaders, to mark “Africa Day 2020” launched by the African Union Commission, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO),…
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