Covid-19: French Pres Macron pushes Africa debt relief, seeks Putin’s backing for UN truce plea

France President, Emmanuel Macron PARIS, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International creditors must relieve African countries of debt payments this year to help them deal with the Coronavirus pandemic, French President Emmanuel Macron said. A moratorium on African countries’ debt payments is “an indispensable step” to help the continent weather the coronavirus crisis,…

Covid-19: Inmates infections in South African prison a worry

PRETORIA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of prisoners who have tested positive for coronavirus in a correctional facility in South Africa has increased by 49 in two days.The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said the number of infected prisoners at the East London Correctional Centre now stands at 53.Some…

Fugitive Brazilian gang leader arrested in Mozambique, after two decades on the run

MAPUTO, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of Brazil’s most wanted criminals has been arrested in Mozambique after spending more than two decades on the run, officials say. Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, known as Fuminho, is accused of running drug trafficking operations for one of Brazil’s most powerful gangs. The 49-year-old…

Update: WHO says DRC’s Ebola outbreak is still an international emergency

The DRC confirmed three new cases of Ebola GENEVA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo still constitutes a public health emergency of international concern following the emergence of fresh cases. The announcement on Tuesday came just a day after the country…

Nigeria: 4 family members perish in collapsed building in Kano

KANO (Nigeria), April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that four members of a family died in a collapsed building at Saberi area in Gwale Local Government Area, on Monday.The Spokesman of the Service, Saidu Mohammed, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said that three…

Covid-19: Burundi suspends football league over coronavirus

GITEGA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Burundi Football Federation has suspended local matches, two weeks after the country confirmed its first case of coronavirus.The federation had earlier refused to suspend matches saying it had introduced measures to protect players against the virus.The country currently has five confirmed cases of the…

Ugandan gay refugee kills himself outside UNHCR’s office in Kenya

LGBTI refugees community leader, Pio Pat NAIROBI, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Ugandan LGBTI refugee took his life outside the office of the UN refugee agency in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.The man was allegedly beaten up moments before he killed himself, according to LGBTI refugees community leader, Pio Pat.Pat says Aneste…

Locusts, coronavirus combination pose dire threat to East Africa

NAIROBI, April 15 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Officials with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) say a resurgence of locusts which devastated crops in parts of Africa earlier this year is beginning to hit rural parts of East Africa.Early this year, one of the biggest locust outbreaks in decades hit central…

DR Congo reports third case of Ebola

KINSHASA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic Republic of Congo reported its third new case of Ebola, a seven-year-old girl who had visited the same health center as the two previous cases in the city of Beni.Boubacar Diallo, deputy incident manager for the World Health Organization’s Ebola response, said the…

Covid-19: Concerns raised after Saudi deports thousands of Ethiopians

Ethiopians deported from Saudi Arabia ADDIS ABABA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of undocumented Ethiopian migrants are being deported from Saudi Arabia amid efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. For Ethiopian migrants working in Saudi Arabia without the necessary permits, deportation is an ever-present possibility. Since the…
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