Covid-19: Uganda turns back travellers who refused to self-quarantine

KAMPALA, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has told 22 foreigners who refused to self-quarantine on arrival for a business forum to return to their home countries. Uganda’s Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said the 22 travellers arrived from “category one” countries deemed high-risk in the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The ministry…

Chinese Experts In Iraq To Help Fight COVID-19 Outbreak; Egypt Reports 1st Death From The Disease

CAIRO, Mar 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A team of Chinese experts arrived in Iraq to help fight the spread of COVID-19. As the epidemic continued raging in the Middle East, Egypt reported the first death from the disease on Sunday. The seven-member Chinese team, which was sent by the Red Cross…

Boko Haram militants attack army base in Niger; several soldiers injured

Boko Haram targeted south-eastern Niger for the past five years NIAMEY, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boko Haram militants have stormed an army base in south-eastern Niger on Sunday, injuring a number of soldiers.This is the first such incident in weeks.Local media reported that heavily armed militants arrived in vehicles and…

Ethiopians mourn Boeing Max crash victims a year on from disaster

The ceremony took place nearly a year after the March 10 crash that led to the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX worldwide  TULU FARA (Ethiopia), March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds gathered on Sunday at the site where Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed last March, killing all 157 on board,…

Covid-19: Libya’s UN-backed government says nation has no coronavirus cases

TRIPOLI, March 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Health Ministry of the UN-backed Libyan government denied that coronavirus infections have been detected in the country. “We deny the completely untrue rumors circulated by some news agencies and television channels about detecting confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus in Libya,” the ministry said…

Sudan’s PM says US strategic partner to “overcome challenges”

KHARTOUM, March 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the US is a strategic partner in working with Sudan to “overcome challenges.” Hamdok made the remarks in Khartoum during a meeting with visiting Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing in the US Department of Treasury Marshall Billingslea, according to…

UN: Over 20,000 migrant deaths on Mediterranean since 2014

GENEVA, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN migration agency said that a shipwreck off Libya and other recent maritime incidents have raised its estimated death toll among migrants who tried to cross the Mediterranean past the “grim milestone” of 20,000 deaths since 2014. Paul Dillon, spokesman for the International Organization…

Somalia: US air strike kills al-Shabaab commander

The Dayah hotel after an attack by Al Shabab militants MOGADISHU, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US air strike in Somalia has killed a senior commander of militant group al-Shabaab, state radio reports. The US issued a reward of $5m in 2008 for information on the whereabouts of Bashir Mohamed…

Chemical spray attacks: Zambia’s leader blames church officials for mob reprisal violence

Zambian Pres Edgar Lungu LUSAKA, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 50 people in Zambia have been killed in mob violence triggered in response to attacks in which people were sprayed with poisonous substances, President Edgar Lungu said, blaming church leaders for some of the reprisals. The chemical attacks began…

Egyptair Suspends Flights To Kuwait Over COVID-19 Concerns

CAIRO, Mar 8 (NNN-MENA) – EgyptAir, the flag carrier of Egypt, announced, it will suspend flights to Kuwait until further notice. In a statement, EgyptAir said that, the decision came after Kuwait decided to suspend all flights with seven countries, including Egypt, for one week, as part of the precautions…
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