Africa

Bus crash kills 25 in South Africa: minister

JOHANNESBURG, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-five people died Monday when a bus rolled down an embankment in South Africa’s coastal…

Uganda: Four foreigners isolated at Entebbe over COVID-19

All travellers using Entebbe International Airport are subject to screening KAMPALA, March 2 (NNN-NEW VISION) — Uganda’s Ministry of Health…

Syria, Libya Agree To Reactivate Diplomatic Missions

DAMASCUS, Mar 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Syrian government and a visiting Libyan diplomatic delegation, signed, on Sunday, a memorandum of…

Kenyan government urges citizens not to mistreat foreigners due to COVID-19 outbreak

NAIROBI, March 2 (NNN-Xinhua/KBC) — The Kenyan government urged its citizens not to victimize foreigners in the country due to…

Guinea-Bissau president resigns after one day

Cipriano Cassamá was made interim president by the PAIGC party BISSAU, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of the two men…

Covid-19: Police clash with French islanders fearing virus among tourists

SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION (Reunion Island), March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police used tear gas on protesting residents of France’s Indian Ocean territory Reunion…

DR Congo leader to appoint Israel envoy, vows closer ties

Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi WASHINGTON, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo said…

Sudan fires scores of diplomats allegedly linked to ousted Bashir

KHARTOUM, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan has fired scores of diplomats for alleged links to the administration of toppled President…

Covid-10: Kenya president forms task force after court orders China flight ban

A Kenya Airways staffer suspended for recording the arrival of a China Southern Airline plane at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport…

Libya loses $2bn over oil production shutdown, export blockade

TRIPOLI, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s revenues are bleeding from a protracted blockade on oil exports. The National Oil Corporation…