Dutch authorities seize huge cocaine haul hidden among coffee beans
1,300 kilograms of cocaine was hidden between a load of coffee beans ROTTERDAM, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dutch customs investigators…
Russia, Turkey and Iran call for end to foreign interference in Syria
Group of US backed Syrian rebels surrenders to government SOCHI (Russia), Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Representatives from Russia, Turkey and…
Desert locust invasion in northern Kenya could spiral out of control: UN
Swarms were spotted in parts of the Rift Valley region, Kenya’s bread basket NAIROBI, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new…
Congolese torch metallic structure that mysteriously appeared in Kinshasa
The 12-foot metallic structure first appeared in Kinshasa’s Bandal neighbourhood KINSHASA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The latest in a series…
Uganda jails seven soldiers for bloody assault on journalists
Implicated officers will serve two to three months at a military detention facility KAMPALA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven Ugandan…
Somalia: Gunfire erupts in capital as government forces shoot at protesters
MOGADISHU, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunfire and rockets exploded on Friday in Mogadishu as Somali government forces clashed with protesters…
World Bank names former Senegal finance minister to head IFC
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank announced that it has selected former Senegal finance minister Makhtar Diop to…
Algeria: Man sentenced to death over French tourist Hervé Gourdel’s killing
The 55-year-old’s body was only recovered after months of searching ALGIERS, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) —An Algerian court has sentenced a man to…
Burkina Faso: 8 killed in vehicle ambush
Burkina Faso has been fighting an insurgency that has killed hundreds OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least eight people…
Covid-19: Pres Biden pledges $4bn for global vaccine program as CDC projects 559,000 US deaths by March 13
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden will pledge $4 billion in US aid to the Covax global Covid-19…