Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap 140 school students, 25 escaped; 4th mass school kidnapping in Kaduna since December
KADUNA (Nigeria), July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a school…
21 migrants’ bodies retrieved off Tunisia: authorities
TUNIS, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coastguards in Tunisia retrieved the bodies of 21 sub-Saharan migrants and rescued 50 after their…
Chad’s new leader Mahamat Deby on a ‘friendship and working’ visit to France
N’DJAMENA, July 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Head of the military junta and president of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, left N’Djamena…
Portugal, Italy send humanitarian aid to Mozambique
MAPUTO, July 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Humanitarian aid from Portugal and Italy, begins to arrive in Mozambique to support the populations…
Cyprus: Nations send help to tackle worst wildfire in decades
The wildfire started on Saturday, and is quickly spreading NICOSIA, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several nations have answered Cyprus’s appeal…
At least 8 employees kidnapped from medical centre in Nigeria
KANO (Nigeria), July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight medical centre employees were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, although…
Covid-19: Queen Elizabeth honours Britain’s health service for pandemic work
The award of the George Cross comes amid outcry from medical professionals over pay and working conditions in the NHS…
Chile: Indigenous Mapuche woman picked to lead architects of Chile’s new constitution
Constitutional assembly president Elisa Loncon speaks as assembly members gather for the first session to draft a new constitution SANTIAGO,…
Pope Francis doing well after intestinal surgery, Vatican says
The pope entered the hospital early on Sunday afternoon VATICAN CITY, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis is doing well…
Covid-19: Russia cases soar again as Delta strain sparks global resurgence
Bangladesh is under lockdown battling a dire new surge of the Delta variant of the coronavirus MOSCOW, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES)…