WFP: 50 million people at risk of hunger in southern Africa
The Coronavirus pandemic has worsened the plight of many people in Southern Africa region ROME, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…
Nigerian Pres Buhari condemns third-term bids by West African leaders
ECOWAS leaders NIAMEY (Niger), Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has called on West African leaders to stick…
Covid-19: China celebrates virus success as Europe suffers
PARIS, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China’s leaders held a triumphantceremony to celebrate beating the coronavirus on Tuesday, as billions ofpeople…
Covid-19: Kenya set to relax burial rules
NAIROBI, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Strict rules for the burial of Covid-19 victims will be relaxed to allow families accord…
Ecuadorean court upholds sentence against ex president Correa and bans him from 2021 election
QUITO, Sept 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — An Ecuadorian court upheld an eight-year prison sentence against former President Rafael Correa for breaking…
Covid-19: Argentina preparing to restart domestic and international flights in October
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina could resume international commercial flights in October, the transport ministry said, following the…
11 killed, 9 missing after rockslide at marble mine in NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 11 people died and five people were injured while nine others are still…
Southern Africa fights against locust invasion as millions pushed to the brink
HARARE, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe are scrambling to control titanic swarms of migratory…
Current pandemic not the last, world must prepare for future ones, WHO head warns
GENEVA, Sept 8 (NNN-TASS) — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is not the last one, so the world must brace for…
Covid-19: French cases and death toll creeps up
PARIS, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in France rose again compared with the previous…