Nasser Bourita, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, chairs a meeting of representatives of Libya’s rival administrations in the coastal town of Bouznika, south of Rabat RABAT, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Delegates from Libya’s rival administrations met for talks in Morocco, more than two weeks after both sides…

The high number of acquittals is due to lack of expertise in prosecuting terrorism-related cases MAPUTO, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than half of the suspects accused of participating in militant attacks in Mozambique’s gas-rich northern province of Cabo Delgado have been acquitted due to insufficient evidence.The province’s court has…

The minister was arrested alongside three of his bodyguards. KAMPALA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Uganda’s Labour Minister, Mwesigwa Rukutana, to appear in court after he was arrested over the weekend over a shooting incident. The minister allegedly shot at his opponent’s supporters after he lost the primaries of the ruling party…

Prices of fruits and vegetables have halved due to low demand KAMPALA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Farmers in Uganda have produced a bumper harvest, but disruption of transport and reduced demand for their crops has led to a collapse in food prices.Agriculture continued throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but now farmers…

RABAT, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco imposed a lockdown on Casablanca and shut its schools Monday, the day they were supposed to reopen after summer, in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19. The new measures, which include restrictions on movement and a night-time curfew, would be in place for…

The association of resident doctors said it had lost 14 colleagues to COVID-19 ABUJA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Doctors in Nigeria’s state-run hospitals have embarked on a strike to demand a pay rise, better welfare and adequate facilities. The strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (Nard) is the…

Security forces chased the attackers through the tourist areas of El Kantaoui TUNIS, Sept 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Attackers with knives killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded another before three assailants were shot dead in a firefight, the security force said, labelling it a “terrorist” act. The attack took…