UK: Northern Ireland minister sacked as PM Boris Johnson reshuffles cabinet after Brexit
Julian Smith said serving the people of Northern Ireland “has been the biggest privilege” LONDON, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British…
Over 200 isolated in Uganda over Covid-19 fears
An official screens travellers arriving at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda KAMPALA, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has this week…
Senegal’s president defends criminalisation of homosexuality
Pres Macky Sall DAKAR, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Macky Sall defended the country’s criminalisation of homosexuality, telling visiting Canadian…
Libyan east-based army denies blocking UN planes
Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar TRIPOLI, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The east-based Libyan National Army (LNA) denied blocking United Nations planes…
Algeria military court affirms jail term for Bouteflika’s brother, others
Said Bouteflika ALGIERS, Feb 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — An Algerian military court upheld the 15-year prison sentence given to the brother…
Thousands flee Cameroon after upsurge in conflict: UN
YAOUNDE, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN refugee agency says about 8,000 people have fled from Cameroon into Nigeria in…
Family of 16 burned to death in Nigeria attack
ABUJA, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Reports from Nigeria say 16 members of the same family have been burned to death…
Ethiopia: MPs pass ‘controversial’ fake news, hate speech law
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) –Ethiopia’s parliament, the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR), has passed a law aimed at combating…
Blast shuts oil pipeline feeding Nigeria’s Brass oil exports: officials
ABUJA, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria forced the local subsidiary of Italian oil major Eni…
Sudan agrees to compensate families of USS Cole victims: state news agency
The Oct 12, 2000 attack in the Yemeni port of Aden killed 17 United States sailors and wounded dozens of…