TRIPOLI, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libyan government forces launched a military operation early Tuesday to liberate Al-Watiya airbase, southwest of the capital Tripoli and controlled by militias loyal to renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, a military source told Anadolu Agency. A government source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said heavy…

NAIROBI, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ongoing flooding in Kenya has claimed the lives of another 164 people, a Kenyan government official said. Heavy downpours, during the rainy season, which lasts from March to May, have wreaked havoc all across the nation marked with flash floods, landslides and sinkholes that have…

Somalia probes Kenyan aid plane crash MOGADISHU, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia is investigating how a private Kenyan plane with coronavirus medical supplies crashed near the city of Baidoa, killing all six on board. Police say the African Express aircraft crashed in flames just before it was due to land…

MONROVIA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 25 people in western Liberia who were searching for diamonds have been trapped and are feared dead after a hole that they had dug collapsed, official sources in the area have said. The incident took place in the town of Masakpa, near the border…

Gen Elly Tumwine, the Minister of Security KAMPALA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ten soldiers who represent the army in Parliament returned the controversial Shs20 million each received from Parliament, purportedly to fight the Coronavirus pandemic in Uganda. The MPs handed over Shs200 million to the Coronavirus Task Force at the Office of the Prime…

Uganda uses civilian paramilitary force to help enforce night-time curfew ABUJA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new survey conducted to help African governments map out future policies on how to tackle coronavirus has highlighted the dilemmas that they face. Conducted in 20 countries, the survey found that more than two-thirds…

JOHANNESBURG, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s mining union said it had won a court case against the government that will force authorities to impose strict guidelines on mining companies to protect workers against COVID-19. The union said in a statement on Facebook that it was “truly elated” with the…

Gon Coulibaly is the governing party candidate in October’s presidential election ABIDJAN, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who is the governing party’s candidate in October’s presidential election, was evacuated to France for medical checks. A brief statement from the presidency provided no additional details…