More than 200 arrests made after crackdown in Belarus
MINSK, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authoritarian power apparatus in Belarus has again arrested more than 200 dissidents for allegedly…
UN gives Uganda 2 days to hand in climate action plan
All parties are required to submit their climate change action plans to the UN by Oct 12 KAMPALA, Oct 11…
UN chief urges Ethiopian authorities to let UN help millions in need
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the…
Cameroonian PM urges peace in restive Anglophone region
The North and South West regions have been restive for the past few years BAMENDA (Cameroon), Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Ethiopia’s parliament approves new cabinet members
The Parliament approved all nominees put forward by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s House…
Sierra Leone officially becomes 23rd African country to ban death penalty
Sierra Leone president Maada Bio FREETOWN, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sierra Leone has formally abolished the death penalty, becoming the…
Afghanistan: US and Taliban hold first face-to-face talks since withdrawal
Funerals were held for victims of a suicide attack WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US officials have met Afghanistan’s ruling…
Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017 is freed
BAMAKO, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali four years ago has been freed. Gloria Cecilia Narváez…
Brazil: Extreme drought in triggers fatal sand storms
SAO PAULO, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Unusually powerful sandstorms have left at least six people dead in Sao Paulo in…
Congo’s US$6 billion China mining deal ‘unconscionable’, says draft report
KINSHASA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democratic Republic of Congo should renegotiate its US$6 billion infrastructure-for-minerals deal with Chinese investors, according…