Covid-19: ‘More than 1.5 billion people risk losing livelihoods’ – ILO

GENEVA, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About half of all workers worldwide are in danger of having their livelihoods destroyed because of the pandemic, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned. The figure equates to more than 1.5 billion people. Covid-19 has infected more than 3.1 million people around the world…

Deportation of criminal with HIV to Zimbabwe blocked by UK Supreme Court – after 14 years legal battle

The Supreme Court building LONDON, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The deportation of a criminal to Zimbabwe has been stopped by the Supreme Court amid concerns his life would be shortened by HIV. Five justices unanimously ruled the case must be reconsidered in full by immigration judges. The offender has fought…

Covid-19: Uganda bans lorry drivers from sleeping at hotels

Lorries have been queuing on the Kenya-Uganda border so drivers can be tested for COVID-19 KAMPALA, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All lorry drivers crossing over the border into Uganda will not be allowed to carry passengers in their vehicles or to sleep in hotels or other people’s homes as part…

Covid-19: Launch of Africa free trade deal postponed due to pandemic

ADDIS ABABA, April 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The implementation of a mammoth African free trade agreement will not begin on July 1 as planned due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said. “It is obviously not possible to commence trade as we had intended on 1 July…

Cuban doctors deployment in South Africa received mixed reactions

More than 200 Cuban medics are to be deployed around the country PRETORIA, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The arrival of more than 200 Cuban medics in South Africa to help battle coronavirus has received mixed reactions, with some of the sharpest criticism coming from the South African Medical Association (Sama).…

Rwanda’s internal security minister sacked; fifth member of cabinet to be fired in 2020

Gen Patrick Nyamvumba KIGALI, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gen Patrick Nyamvumba, appointed Minister of Internal Security in November last year, has been sacked, becoming one of the shortest-serving ministers in Rwanda.He becomes the fifth minister sacked this year, following President Paul Kagame’s pledge to fire more officials for “lying, carelessness…

Covid-19: Riot rocks coronavirus-hit prison in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A riot has broken out at the central prison in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, with smoke billowing from the facility after the confirmation of a coronavirus case there. Inmates at Pademba Road Prison had earlier on Wednesday set some buildings on fire in a protest that…

Covid-19: UN Security Council looks to 3-month ‘humanitarian pause’ in global conflicts

UNITED NATIONS, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council plans to call for a 90-day “humanitarian pause” in conflicts worldwide as part of the ongoing struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic. An initial draft resolution version last week — co-authored by France and Tunisia — only asked for a 30-day…

Nigerian Troops Free 15 Hostages From Pirates In Delta Region

ABUJA, Apr 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 15 hostages held by pirates, in Nigeria’s delta region were rescued by troops, operating in the oil-producing state of Bayelsa, said a military spokesman. The hostages were held in five speed boats owned by the pirates and were freed by the troops,…

Covid-19: UN raises alarm about police brutality in lockdowns

Police officers detain a person during a demonstration against the lockdown GENEVA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN human rights office voiced concern about more than a dozen countries that have declared states of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic where police have arrested or detained hundreds of thousands of people…
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