One dead in Guinea anti-government demonstration

BISSAU, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person has died during protests in Guinea after confrontations broke out between crowds and security forces. Guinea has been hit by a series of protests since October and the latest rallies are about a constitutional referendum that would have led to President Alpha Conde…

Covid-19: Ghana to prevent trips from China, Iran and Italy – Pres Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo ACCRA, March 7 (NNN-GNA) — President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that non-essential trips into Ghana from countries hard-hit by Covid-19 popularly known as Coronavirus is strongly being discouraged. Delivering the 63rd Independence Day speech at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, the President advised Ghanaians…

Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash: sources

In a photo taken on March 11, 2019, people stand near collected debris at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines near Bishoftu, Ethiopia WASHINGTON, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian crash investigators circulated to U.S. government agencies concludes the March 2019 crash of a Boeing Co 737 MAX was caused by…

53 killed in Rwanda heavy rains since January

KIGALI, March 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 53 people were killed and 84 others injured in different parts of Rwanda due to disasters triggered by heavy rains since January this year, Ministry of Emergency Management said. The ministry said in its disaster update that 858 houses, 196 hectares of crops,…

Covid-19: South Africa’s President Ramaphosa warns of crisis as first case reported

 PRETORIA, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the coronavirus will turn into a “national crisis” and its impact will be “huge”. His warning came after the first case of the coronavirus was detected in South Africa. The patient is a 38-year-old man who visited Italy with his…

Tunisia: Suicide bombers near US Embassy kill, injure police

Police and forensic experts inspect the scene of an explosion TUNIS, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near the US Embassy in Tunisia on Friday, killing one police officer and wounding four others, the Interior Ministry said. Lawmaker Yosri Dali, head of the armed forces and…

Another Five Nations See COVID-19 Local Transmission

GENEVA, Mar 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Additional five countries — the Philippines, New Zealand, Ireland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia — have seen local transmission of COVID-19, according to the daily situation report on COVID-19 released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Friday evening. Compared to the previous day, the transmission…

US and Gabon unite against pirates

Pirates target oil tankers from Nigeria’s oil fields WASHINGTON, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US and Gabon have agreed to head up an international group which fights against piracy in the sea off the west coast of Africa. The US released a statement saying the two countries have assumed the…

US places $7 million bounty on Boko Haram leader

Abubakar Shekau is the leader of Nigeria’s extremist group Boko Haram ABUJA, March 6 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The US government has reiterated its reward of $7million (N2.5bn) for anyone with credible information that can lead to the arrest of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. This came as Boko Haram insurgents in…

Eight footballers die in serious road accident in Guinea, 17 others injured

The country is in a state of mourning hearing the news CONAKRY, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinean football is in mourning following a terrible road accident involving second-tier team Club Sportif Etoile de Guinee.The accident claimed the lives of eight players with 17 others seriously injured.Etoile were leaving for the…
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