PRETORIA, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African President CyrilRamaphosa placed on special leave a minister seen lunching at afriend’s house in violation of the coronavirus lockdown. Ramaphosa has ordered a three-week national lockdown to try to brake thevirus, which has infected 1,749 people, killing 13 of them, according to anofficial…

Some MPs were in quarantine after returning from international trips last month NAIROBI, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A recall of Kenya’s parliament scheduled for Wednesday in the capital, Nairobi, has been cancelled. Lower house Speaker Justin Muturi told local media that the sitting was cancelled after President Uhuru Kenyatta imposed…

KINSHASA, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic Republic of Congo’s justice ministry has freed 1,200 prisoners in new measures to decongest prisons and prevent the spread of coronavirus.Those released from prisons were minor offenders according to Justice Minister Celestin Tunda.The Makala Prison in the capital, Kinshasa, is among those decongested…

Chadian President, Idriss Deby Itno DAKAR, April 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Chadian President, Idriss Deby Itno joined the country’s soldiers in the frontline of the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in the country. Deby appeared in military fatigue last week as he led an operation to decimate the terrorists from Chadian…

Women cross a deserted street in Harare HARARE, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe will allow citizens to access remittances from the diaspora and permit farmers to take their produce to the market, easing a three-week coronavirus lockdown that analysts fear could push the struggling economy to the brink of collapse.…

LUANDA, April 8 (NNN-ANGOP) — The Health Ministry (MINSA) appealed to retired Angolan doctors and nurses to join in and reinforce the staff involved in the fight against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. According to a Minsa statement, those called in  are required to report to locations and…

Locusts previously invaded Uganda in February KAMPALA, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new swarm of locusts has invaded parts of the north-eastern and eastern regions of Uganda, putting at risk June’s harvests.Largely made up young locusts, it arrived four days ago in a district bordering western Kenya and has since…

ABUJA, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank Group has released 82 million dollars for immediate support in strengthening the public health response through the Regional Disease Surveillance System Enhancement Project (REDISSE). The bank made this known in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday. The bank explained that in…