FILE PHOTO Sun 05 July 2020: 2 killed, several injured in Damasak after Boko Haram fires at aid helicopter MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – The UN on Saturday condemned a Boko Haram terror attack on civilians in a town in northeast Borno State that killed at least two people and injured several others. Terrorists attacked Damasak, a […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Nana Akufo-Addo to begin 14-day self-isolation measure after person in inner circle tests positive ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – The President of Ghana isolated himself after coming into contact with an associate who tested positive for the coronavirus, according to an official statement Saturday. “President Nana Akufo-Addo will today begin a 14 […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Following back-to-back successes by Government of National Accord, all sides seem to reorder positions ISTANBUL (AA) – Following back-to-back successes of the Government of National Accord, Libya’s UN-recognized legitimate administration, all sides seem to have reordered their positions. The safety of the capital Tripoli is no longer debated and the threats […]
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Sat 04 July 2020: Blast targets restaurant in Baidoa killing four as suicide bomber injures five in Mogadishu, officials say. Al-Shabab, which is fighting to overthrow the country’s UN-recognised government, claimed responsibility for both attacks. Ali Abdullahi, an official with the South West regional state, told The Associated Press news agency the mine was detonated […]
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Sat 04 July 2020: Fraud allegations reported in relation to government relief fund JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa’s will begin an investigation into claims that employers have been claiming funds from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and not paying it to distressed employees, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday. “We want to investigate this very closely […]
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Sat 04 July 2020: Algeria has received the skulls of 24 resistance fighters decapitated during France’s colonial occupation of the North African country, and which had been stored for decades in a Paris museum. The return of the remains comes amid a global reexamination of the legacy of colonialism since the May killing of 46-year-old […]
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Sat 04 July 2020: After failing to ban charcoal, Tanzania villages plan earmarking blocks for coal production without affecting forests MABWE, Tanzania (AA) – Over the past many years, Tanzania, an East African country known for its vast wilderness, is losing 483,859 hectares of forests annually to charcoal production. According to government data, the country […]
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Fri 03 July 2020: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says everything under control, country back to normal ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – The Ethiopian prime minister on Friday said violence in the country over the past three days was an attempt to instigate a civil war and that it has now been foiled. Abiy Ahmed was […]
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Fri 03 July 2020: Air travel vital to economic health but ‘we cannot let our guard down,’ says WHO’s Africa office ANKARA (AA) – The World Health Organization urged African governments Thursday to take effective measures to mitigate the risk of a surge in coronavirus infections due to the resumption of commercial flights. “Air travel is […]
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Thu 02 July 2020: Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana’s famed Okavango Delta, according to an official who ruled out poaching as the tusks were found intact. The landlocked country has the world’s largest elephant population, estimated at 130,000. The Delta alone is home to an estimated 15,000 elephants. “We have had a […]
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