Covid-19: A visiting Belgian is DR Congo first coronavirus case

KINSHASA, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country in the capital, Kinsasha. The patient is a Belgian citizen who has been in the country for several days, Health Minister Eteni Longondo said. “We are tracking…

South African court clears Pres Cyril Ramaphosa over donation

President Cyril Ramaphosa PRETORIA, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s High Court has dismissed the findings of an anti-corruption investigator who said that President Cyril Ramaphosa had deliberately misled parliament over a campaign donation. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane showed a lack of knowledge of the law and did not have…

Covid-19: Ugandans arrested for giving fake vaccine

KAMPALA, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Police in Uganda is investigating a father and daughter for allegedly giving people a fake vaccine against coronavirus. There is currently no inoculation against the disease which has killed more than 4,000 people around the world. There are currently 18 confirmed cases of coronavirus in…

Covid-19: Morocco announces first death

RABAT, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco’s health ministry said the country had recorded its first death linked to the new coronavirus, an 89-year-old woman who suffered from chronic health problems.The woman, a Moroccan citizen who had been living in Italy, “suffered from chronic illnesses affecting the respiratory and cardiovascular system”,…

Eighty-six dolphins found dead on remote Namibian beach, probe launched

WINDHOEK, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibia said that 86 dusky dolphins, including two calves just days old, had been found dead on a remote beach and it had launched an investigation into what happened. Marine biologist Kolette Grobler estimated that the mammals had been dead for about a week before…

US creates new envoy position to counter rising terrorism in Sahel

The Sahel region in Africa: a belt up to 1,000 km wide that spans 5,400 km from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea WASHINGTON, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has created a special envoy position to counter rising violence in Africa’s Sahel region, a State Department spokesman said. Peter Pham, started his…

Kenya: Rare white giraffes killed by poachers, one left remaining – conservationists

The giraffes lived in an unfenced conservancy  NAIROBI: March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Two extremely rare white giraffes have been killed by poachers in north-eastern Kenya, conservationists say. Rangers had found the carcasses of the female and her calf in a village in north-eastern Kenya’s Garissa County. A third white giraffe is still alive.…

S. African Official Calls For Collective Actions On Wildlife Protection, Climate Change

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 10 (NNN-BUANEWS) – A South African official, called on African countries, to jointly protect wildlife and tackle climate change. Makhotso Sotyu, deputy minister of Forestry and Fisheries and Environmental Affairs, made the remarks at Kruger National Park, when addressing delegates at the 22nd African Forestry and Wildlife Commission.…

Egypt, Cameroon Vow To Strengthen Military Cooperation

CAIRO, Mar 10 (NNN-MENA) – Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Mohamed Farid, and his Cameroonian counterpart, Rene Claude Meka, on Monday (yesterday), underlined the need to consolidate mutual military relations. In a statement, Tamer al-Refai, spokesman of the Egyptian armed forces, said, the meeting, in Cairo, discussed…

Morocco Seizes 1.5 Tonnes Of Cannabis

RABAT, Mar 10 (NNN-MAP) – The Moroccan security seized 1.5 tonnes of cannabis, in the northern city of Tangier, on Monday (yesterday). According to a statement by the Moroccan police, the banned substance was hidden in a fishing boat, at the port of the city. The seizure follows a preliminary…
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