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…
Bootleg alcohol kills 17 in Russia
MOSCOW, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventeen people in Russia have died after drinking surrogate alcohol containing highly toxic methanol,…
Morocco names new government, keeps foreign, interior ministers
King Mohammed VI has final say on all major decisions, while the new government’s main task will be to implement…
Ex-Nazi guard, 100, refuses to discuss atrocities at trial
Presiding judge Udo Lechtermann (3rd R) and other judges are pictured before the opening of a trial against defendant Josef…
Nigeria rescues nearly 200 kidnap victims in northwest
Nigerian security forces have rescued nearly 200 kidnap victims during raids on camps of criminal gangs in dense forests in…