ABUJA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Parliamentarians in Nigeria have called for the military bosses to resign following persistent killings by armed gangs and militants in the north of the country.A resolution adopted by Nigeria’s senate has called for the chief of defence staff, as well as air force, army and…

John Magufuli won the last presidential election in 2015 DAR ES SALAAM, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s electoral commission has set Oct 28 as the date for general elections. The commission’s chairman Justice Semistocles Kaijage has told a media briefing that election campaigns will start on Aug 26 and end…

The region has experienced armed conflict for decades KINSHASA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Reports have just come in from a remote region in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo‘s South Kivu province where a militia group raided the village of Kipupu last Thursday.According to the spokesperson of the Congolese army…

The bodies of the victims were laid out on the ground and covered in brightly coloured fabrics as mourners gathered around them  ABUJA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen killed 18 guests at a wedding celebration in northern Nigeria‘s Kaduna state. The armed men arrived on motorcycles and stormed Kukum-Daji village in…

The Nile dam ADDIS ABABA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African leaders sat down on Tuesday for a virtual meeting about Ethiopia’s controversial mega-dam across the Blue Nile.It comes after recent talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt ended without a deal.Ethiopia hopes the dam will bring electricity to tens of millions…

ADDIS ABABA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As of July 21, confirmed  COVID-19 cases total from 55 African countries has reached 736,587.Reported deaths in Africa have reached 15,424 and recoveries 389,314.South Africa has the most reported cases – 373,628, with deaths numbering 5,173. Other most-affected countries include Egypt (88,402 cases), Nigeria (37,225),…

President Kenyatta announced the reopening of the economy on July 7 NAIROBI, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for an “extraordinary meeting” of his national security council at the end of this week over the rise of Covid-19 cases in the country.State House spokesperson Kanze Dena…

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita BAMAKO, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An influential opposition group in Mali rejected a proposal by regional mediators aimed at ending a political crisis in which at least 11 people have been killed this month during protests against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. ECOWAS, which represents countries…