Egypt’s Participation In OPEC+ Aimed At Market Stability: Minister

CAIRO, Apr 11 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum, Tarek al-Molla, highlighted on Friday, the importance of the OPEC+ ministerial meeting, that came in “a decisive time, to restore the market and prices balance.” “Egypt’s participation in the OPEC+ meeting, aimed at a direct follow-up and coordination with the oil…

Turkey Sends Medical Aid To Britain, Libya To Fight COVID-19

ANKARA, Apr 11 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey delivered medical aid to Britain and Libya, to help fight COVID-19, Turkish Defence Ministry said, on Friday (yesterday). “At the direction of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Armed Forces aircraft, which will transport to the United Kingdom, the medical aid supplies, prepared by Turkey’s…

More than 200 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: IOM

TRIPOLI, April 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 200 illegal immigrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Thursday, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “200+ migrants were just returned to Libya. In the past few days, six boats carrying 500+ migrants departed from Libya. Most of them were returned…

Covid-19: Kenyan official charged with wilfully spreading coronavirus

Kilifi County Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi appears in the dock over accusations of spreading coronavirus, at the Mombasa court NAIROBI, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Kenyan court charged a senior regional government official with wilfully spreading the novel coronavirus by going out in public without taking precautions, an accusation he…

Covid-19: Djibouti says records its first death – ministry of health

DJIBOUTI, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Djibouti said it had recorded its first coronavirus death, according to a statement tweeted by the Horn of African country’s health ministry. The statement said the country now had 140 people infected with COVID-19, while 28 people had recovered. “The confinement measures appear to be…

Covid-19: WHO warns against a surge in fake medicines

Counterfeit antimalarial drugs discovered in circulation in the DRC GENEVA, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Growing numbers of fake medicines linked to coronavirus are on sale in developing countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The WHO said taking these drugs could have “serious side effects”. One expert warned of…

Covid-19, oil fall threaten Nigeria’s economy – IMF

ABUJA, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria’s economy is being threatened by the twin shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated sharp fall in international oil prices.According to the Fund, Nigeria’s government has, thus, applied to the Bretton Wood Institution for financing…

Covid-19: Mozambique riots over motorcycle taxi ban over virus scare

MAPUTO, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rioting broke out in the Mozambican port city of Nacala after the authorities tried to ban motorcycle taxis over Covid-19 scare, according to a local media report. The justification for the Wednesday ban is that the close proximity between the cyclist and his passenger facilitates…

Sudan court upholds ex-President Bashir’s corruption conviction

Omar al-Bashir KHARTOUM, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s ousted President Omar al-Bashir lost an appeal against a sentence of two years in detention for corruption, his lawyer said. “The appeals court upheld the conviction but we will file an appeal in the supreme court because we’re fully convinced there is…

Chad kills 1,000 militants and clears lake hideouts – army

Army spokesman Col Azem Agouna said 52 Chadian soldiers were killed during the six-day battle, known as Bohoma’s Anger N’DJAMENA, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chad says it has killed 1,000 jihadists in an operation in the Lake Chad area against the militant group Boko Haram. President Idriss Deby has visited…
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