US: Hurricane Sally swamps Gulf Coast with massive floods, ‘unreal’ rain
The coastal community of Pensacola, Florida, suffered up to 1.5m of flooding GULF SHORES (Alabama, US), Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane…
Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state; wants to become a republic
Queen Elizabeth, seen here visiting Barbados in 1977, is the island nation’s head of state BRIDGETOWN, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
ECOWAS hopes for civilian rule in Mali ‘within days’
President Akufo-Addo hosted regional leaders on Tuesday to help bring civilian rule to Mali ACCRA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana’s…
UN express concern Nigeria’s imprisonment of ‘blasphemous’ 13-year-old
ABUJA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN children’s agency Unicef has “expressed deep concern” over the imprisonment and treatment of…
Covid-19: Kenya resolves coronavirus spat with Tanzania
Tanzania banned four Kenyan airlines from its market as tensions escalated NAIROBI, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Kenyan government has…
Sudan’s Bashir trial adjourned to September 22
Ousted Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir KHARTOUM, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The trial of Sudan’s toppled strongman Omar al-Bashir over his…
Nigerian politicians face UK visa bans over polls chaos
Nigerian politicians have previously been accused of using violence in elections ABUJA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK has threatened…
Libya: East-based government resigns after Benghazi protests
The latest protests erupted on Saturday evening BENGHAZI (Libya), Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The rival government in eastern Libya has…
Covid-19: All African nations seeks Fifa’s Coronavirus Relief fund help
Fifa is making money available to its 211 member associations to help deal with the impact of COVID ZURICH (Switzerland),…
Covid-19: 11.2 million Ghanaian jobs affected due to pandemic – Employment Minister
Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations ACCRA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The jobs of 11.2 million people in…