Tunisian parliament rejects proposed government
TUNIS, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Tunisian parliament voted 134 to 72 against Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli’s proposed government. Jemli’s…
Zimbabwe public workers reject govt offer to double pay
HARARE, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s public sector workers rejected a government offer to nearly double salaries for the lowest…
Mozambique to extradite suspected Pakistani drug baron to US
Mozambique flag MAPUTO, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique has agreed to extradite a Pakistani citizen and suspected drug baron to…
Niger sets new offensive against militants after 25 soldiers killed
NIAMEY, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger will launch a new military offensive against militants after their latest attack on an…
US army officials visit Kenyan base hit by al-Shabaab
US troops NAIROBI, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senior officials from the US military’s Africa Command have visited a military base…
South Africa’s finance minister calls for cannabis to be legalised
PRETORIA, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has called for cannabis to be legalised in order…
Libya: East-based rebels impose ‘no-fly zone’ over Tripoli, reject Jan 12 ceasefire
TRIPOLI, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A no fly zone embargo has been imposed over the Libyan capital Tripoli’s airspace, a…
Liberia sends ‘hazardous waste’ back to Greece
Plastic waste MONROVIA, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Liberian authorities say they are returning to Greece four shipping containers stuffed with…
Swarms of locusts threaten food security in Kenya – Govt/FAO
NAIROBI, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Large swarms of desert locusts are spreading through Kenya, after wreaking havoc in Somalia and…
The richest black woman on earth is Nigerian
Nigerian oil magnate, Folorunsho Alakija ABUJA, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sixty-two-year-old, Nigerian oil magnate, Folorunsho Alakija, has emerged the wealthiest…
