US to give Zambia $389 million grant for AIDS relief

An HIV adherence counsellor draws a woman’s blood for an HIV test LUSAKA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will give Zambia a new one year bilateral grant of $389 million for AIDS relief starting in October after Congressional approval, Zambia’s ministry of health said in a statement.The grant…

Somali govt army clashes with regional force

MOGADISHU, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fighting has broken out between the Somali military and soldiers of the regional government of Jubaland.Residents in the town of Bula Hawa – close to Somalia’s borders with Kenya and Ethiopia – say there have been exchanges of gunfire for several hours.Tension between the government…

Nigeria: About 50 villagers killed by gunmen in northern attack

ABUJA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen on foot have killed dozens of people during simultaneous attacks on several villages in northern Nigeria.Residents of the remote villages in Kaduna state say the attackers arrived on Sunday in large numbers and started shooting people and burning their homes.A police spokesperson in the…

Five soldiers killed in checkpoint attack in central Mali

Troops of the Malian army patrol the ancient town of Djenne in central Mali MOPTI (Mali), March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Malian soldiers were killed when militants armed with rocket launchers attacked a checkpoint in a central region of the conflict-torn nation, a military source said.“At least five soldiers were…

Libya conflict: ‘Stressed’ Ghassan Salame resigns as UN envoy after efforts to seek peace failed

Salame says he had tried and failed to bring peace to Libya GENEVA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s special envoy for Libya has resigned saying his efforts to bring peace in the North African country had led to stress.Ghassan Salame said on Twitter he could not “take this much…

Covid-19: Africa’s low coronavirus outbreak rate baffles health experts

Nigeria was the first sub-Saharan country to report an official case of coronavirus GENEVA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa has a population of nearly 1.3 billion people and the continent was of concern to health experts especially the World Health Organization when it comes to proper health systems to combat…

Bus crash kills 25 in South Africa: minister

JOHANNESBURG, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-five people died Monday when a bus rolled down an embankment in South Africa’s coastal Eastern Cape province, the country’s transport minister said. “Reports indicate that the driver lost control of the bus, whichsubsequently rolled down a steep embankment, leaving 25 dead andapproximately 62 injured,”…

Uganda: Four foreigners isolated at Entebbe over COVID-19

All travellers using Entebbe International Airport are subject to screening KAMPALA, March 2 (NNN-NEW VISION) — Uganda’s Ministry of Health has announced that four foreigners are being isolated at Entebbe Hospital after presenting symptoms of flu and cough.  A statement by health ministry senior communications officer Emma Ainebyoona said: “They…

Syria, Libya Agree To Reactivate Diplomatic Missions

DAMASCUS, Mar 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Syrian government and a visiting Libyan diplomatic delegation, signed, on Sunday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU), regarding reactivating diplomatic missions between both countries. The MoU was signed following a meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moallem and a Libya delegation, headed by Libya’s Deputy…

Kenyan government urges citizens not to mistreat foreigners due to COVID-19 outbreak

NAIROBI, March 2 (NNN-Xinhua/KBC) — The Kenyan government urged its citizens not to victimize foreigners in the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Health, told journalists in Nairobi that there have been incidences where locals have been mistreating guests from other countries…
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