South Sudan names woman to head parliament
Jemma Nunu Kumba, Next speaker of parliament for sudan JUBA, July 25 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Jemma Nunu Kumba, the incumbent secretary-general…
Pygmies among eight killed in army offensive on DR Congo gorilla park
BUKAVU (DR Congo), July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Pygmies and six militiamen were killed in a DR Congo army offensive…
New Congress in Peru takes office for the 2021-2026 term
LIMA, July 24 (NNN-TELESUR) — The new Congress of Peru, elected for the period 2021-2026, took office Friday at the…
Pres Bolsonaro announces cabinet reshuffle and casts doubts on his running for a second term as Brazil’s president next year
BRASILIA, July 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro announced he was evaluating a cabinet reshuffle and also expressed doubts…
German floods death toll hits 180, with 150 still missing
Members of the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief THW cleaning a destroyed bridge in Bad Neuenahr BERLIN, July 24…
Ugandan athlete returns home after fleeing Olympic camp
KAMPALA, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Ugandan weightlifter who went missing in Japan last week after his dreams of taking…
Dignitaries rush to cover as protests flare at Haiti president’s funeral
CAP-HAITIEN (Haiti), July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US delegation and other dignitaries were hurried to vehicles as reports emerged of shots…
France says boatload of 42 migrants rescued in English Channel
Dinghies used by migrants to try to cross the channel PARIS, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French authorities said they had…
Sierra Leone parliament votes to abolish death penalty
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio FREETOWN, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sierra Leone’s parliament voted unanimously on Friday to repeal…
Ecuador prison riot death toll rises to 27
QUITO, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador raised to 27 the number of inmates killed in prison riots in two jails…
