Algeria appoints university professor Abdelaziz Djerad as prime minister
Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad was tasked with forming Algeria’s next government ALGIERS, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on…
DR Congo Ebola death toll 2,231 to date – monitoring agency
KINSHASA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total of 2,231 people have died out of 3,373 declared cases of Ebola in…
Sudan to postpone lifting of fuel subsidies – minister
Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi KHARTOUM, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s transitional government is to postpone lifting fuel subsidies, initially planned…
‘World’s oldest rhino’ Fausta dies in Tanzania aged 57
Conservationists in Ngorongoro said Fausta (pictured) was the oldest rhino in the world DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
From newlywed to widow on a deadly morning in Mogadishu
Qali Ibrahim, lost her husband in the car bomb explosion MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Her ears still ringing from…
Presidential election run-off caps turbulent year for Guinea-Bissau
After months of acrimony, the people of Guinea-Bissau are being asked to choose between former prime ministers Domingos Simoes Pereira,…
Ghana to rake in US$56 million from cannabis deal
ACCRA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana is said to make an amount of US$56 million in five years from both…
Ghana to drop the cedi for ECO – Government
ACCRA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana will soon swap the cedi for the new single ECOWAS common currency, the eco…
Constitutional Court rules French government can scan social media for tax cheats
Social media apps PARIS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French government can go ahead with plans to trawl social media…
‘More than 20’ killed in Mogadishu car bomb: police
MOGADISHU, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A massive car bomb blast left more than 20 people dead and many others wounded…