12 Rangers Killed In Armed Attack In National Park In DRC

GOMA, DRC, Apr 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seventeen people, including 12 rangers from Virunga National Park, died in an armed attack, by an unidentified armed group, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local authorities said. According to a press release from Nzanzu, Kasivita Carly, governor of the eastern province…

Roundup: Turkey’s COVID-19 Cases Near 105,000; Iran’s Tally Surpasses 88,000

CAIRO, Apr 25 (NNN-MENA) – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Turkey increased to 104,912, while Iran’s cases reached 88,194 amid a continued slowdown. Turkey, the new epicentre of the outbreak in the Middle East, on Friday confirmed 3,122 new COVID-19 cases. The death toll in the country…

Libya’s UN-Backed Gov’t Forces Launch Airstrikes On East-Based Army

TRIPOLI, Apr 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Spokesman of the UN-backed Libyan government’s forces, said that, its fighter jets launched four airstrikes on a military base of the rival eastern-based army, which media said, resulted in five deaths and 10 injuries. “The air force earlier launched four airstrikes around Watya airbase, targeting…

COVID-19: 20 port authorities sign declaration to keep ports open

SINGAPORE, April 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  Twenty port authorities around the globe today signed a declaration to keep ports open to seaborne trade to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The 20 members of the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) from Asia, Europe, Middle East and North America recognise the critical role played…

Covid-19: Angola extends state of emergency by another 15 days

LUANDA, April 24 (NNN-ANGOP) — Angola’s National Assembly (Parliament) approved the second extension of the 15-day State of Emergency in the country, as part of the effort to arrest the spread of the novel coronavirus. The decision followed a petition from President João Lourenço for the purpose, which was unanimously…

Covid-19: South Africa deploys 70,000 troops to enforce lockdown

This is the biggest army deployment since the end of apartheid in 1994  PRETORIA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —More than 70,000 extra troops will be deployed in South Africa to help enforce a lockdown intended to stop the spread of coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. South Africa has had 3,465 confirmed coronavirus…

Covid-19: Global cases near 2.7 million with 186,462 deaths

PARIS, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 186,462 on Thursday, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1900 GMT. The global death toll rose by 4,576 over the past 24 hours and a total number of cases…

Covid-19: Mozambican man killed for threatening to film policemen playing football during lockdown

MAPUTO, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  Two police officers are to be charged for beating to death a man who had threatened to film them playing football in contravention of coronavirus restrictions in MozambiqueAbdul Razak, 44, confronted officers on Sunday in the Munhava area of Beira city, saying they were not…

Covid-19: Botswana’s quarantined president, MPs released after testing negative

Botswana’s President, Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi GABORONE, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Botswana’s president and vice president have been released from home quarantine after testing negative for COVID-19. The presidency in a statement said: “Director of Health Services has released His Excellency, Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, President of the Republic…

Tullow exits Uganda oil project, sells stake to Total for $575m

KAMPALA, April 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tullow Oil has agreed to sell its assets in Uganda to the French energy giant Total for $575m.The sale of Tullow’s stake in a development project in the Lake Albert region ends the Irish company’s long-running investment in Uganda, a period that has seen the…
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