250,000 people affected by Djibouti flash floods – UN, govt
DJIBOUTI, Nov 29 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Flash flooding has hit the small but strategic East African nation of Djibouti, where the…
Ex-PMs of Guinea-Bissau in presidential runoff slated for Dec 29, Pres Vaz eliminated after coming in distant fourth
Domingos Simoes Pereira (Left) and Umaro Cissoko Embalo to contest presidential run-off BISSAU, Nov 29 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Two former Guinea-Bissau…
47 Nigerian men plead not guilty to homosexuality charge
LAGOS, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forty-seven Nigerian men pleaded innocent to a charge of public displays of affection with members…
US state department warns against travel to Burkina Faso
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US State Department has urged Americans not to travel to Burkina Faso, which has…
Uganda deports 32 Rwandans for illegal entry
KAMPALA, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty-two Rwandans who were arrested in west Uganda, in an operation against people accused of…
Zambia court sentences two men to 15 years for gay sex
LUSAKA, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A high court in Zambia has sentenced two men to 15 years in jail after…
UK election poll predicts Conservative majority
LONDON, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party would win a comfortable majority in Britain’s parliament if…
Eight children among 15 civilians killed by mine in Afghanistan: govt
KABUL, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifteen civilians, including eightchildren, were killed when their vehicle hit a land mine in Kunduzprovince…
UN launches probe after peacekeepers suspected in DR Congo protest death
GOMA (DR Congo), Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN peacekeeping mission inDR Congo said it was launching a probe after…
European parliament declares ‘climate emergency’
STRASBOURG (France), Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Parliament voted on Thursday to declare a “climate and environment emergency” in…