Militia ‘sect’ wreaks havoc in remote DR Congo region

BUNIA (DR Congo), March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With three fingers chopped off his left hand, Father Guy-Robert Mandro bears physical witness to a resurgence of violence in DR Congo that has gone widely unnoticed in a world fixated by the coronavirus pandemic. Since the start of the month, around 50…

Covid-19: Africans “preparing for war” scrambling for groceries

A trader weighs grains at Rwanda’s Kimironko market as shoppers stock up on essential items KIGALI, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Alarmed consumers thronged markets across Africa, many in masks and gloves, to stock up as the coronavirus spread on the world’s poorest continent. Food prices rose in some parts, though…

Chad ‘repaying $100m debt to Angola with cattle’

Chad is a major exporter of livestock LUANDA, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chad is repaying Angola a debt of $100m with cattle, Angola’s state-run newspaper has reported. The unusual agreement is seen as creating a win-win situation for both nations – Chad is short of cash while Angola needs cattle. More than 1,000…

Covid-19: Countries around the world locks down as global panic spreads

PARIS, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European leaders are set to ban non-essential travel into the continen, the latest drastic attempt to curb the coronavirus pandemic that has upended society, battered markets andkilled thousands around the world. With French President Emmanuel Macron describing the battle against COVID-19 as a “war”, governments…

African nations impose restrictions as coronavirus crisis looms

PRETORIA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus has now been confirmed in at least 30 of Africa’s 54 countries, officials said, as regional power South Africa warned of a new crisis once the virus begins to spread at home and into crowded low-income communities. The most alarming confirmation of a…

Six Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush

ABUJA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected members of the Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian troops in Banki area of Borno State, killing six soldiers. Military sources confirmed that the Sunday attack occurred close to Banki junction. The victims, members of the 151 task force battalion, include two sergeants, two lance corporals…

Nigeria gas explosion kills at least 17: emergency services

LAGOS, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gas explosion in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos killed at least 17 people, injured many more anddestroyed around 100 buildings, emergency services said. Houses, lorries, cars and motorbikes were torched in the Sunday blast. “17 bodies have been recovered now. So many people have been…

Covid-19: Global coronavirus death toll tops 7,000

PARIS, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of deaths around the world linked to the new coronavirus has topped 7,000, after Italy announced a new surge in fatalities A total of 7,007 people have died, with a 175,536 infections recorded globally. China has the highest number of fatalities at 3,213,…

Pipeline Explosion Hits Nigeria’s Economic Hub, Students Rescued

LAGOS, Mar 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Some school children near an explosion site, which rocked Abule Ado of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, have been rescued from the collapsed school building, a government official said Valentine Buraimoh, chairman of Amuwo Odofin local government area, who confirmed this to reporters, said the boarding…

Almost Five Million Children Born Into War In Syria: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Some 4.8 million children have been born in Syria since the conflict began nine years ago. An additional one million have been born as refugees in neighbouring countries. They continue to face the devastating consequences of a brutal war, the United Nations Children’s Fund…
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