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21 Cases of COVID-19 in Afghanistan: Health Ministry
Mar 16, 2020 11:28Five new positive coronavirus cases have been reported in Afghanistan, bringing the total to 21, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
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Nigeria: Lagos pipeline blast kills 15
Mar 16, 2020 04:33A pipeline explosion on Sunday killed at least 15 people and destroyed about 50 buildings after a fire broke out in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, emergency services said.
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Libya declares emergency, shuts down ports, airports
Mar 15, 2020 02:48Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord has declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus and will close all air and seaports from Monday, Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj said on Saturday.
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Egypt: 20 killed in worst storm in decades
Mar 15, 2020 01:52Nearly 20 people have been killed in some of the worst storms to hit Egypt in decades, the country’s prime minister said in a statement on Friday.
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Iran's envoy to Kenya presents credentials to UN Official
Mar 12, 2020 10:46Iran's envoy to Kenya, Dr. Jafar Barmaki, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Kenya, presented his credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office, Ms. Zeinab Hawa Bangura.
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Coronavirus, COVID-19 Is now officially a pandemic, WHO Says
Mar 11, 2020 23:48The spread of the new coronavirus has reached pandemic levels, according to the World Health Organization.
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WHO: Threat of coronavirus pandemic now 'very real'
Mar 10, 2020 00:38The Coronavirus outbreak that has infected roughly 110,000 people across more than 100 countries is close to being declared a pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Monday 9 March.
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Four army soldiers, 13 rebels killed in DR Congo clashes
Mar 09, 2020 08:04Four soldiers and at least 13 militia gunmen dead, five army soldiers were also wounded during clashes in eastern DR Congo.
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Egypt confirms 33 new cases of coronavirus on Nile cruise ship
Mar 08, 2020 11:06Egypt confirmed 33 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday 7 March on a River Nile cruise ship.
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Tunisia: Explosion near US embassy
Mar 06, 2020 15:01A suspected bomber has blown himself up outside the US embassy in Tunisia leaving at least five people wounded.