Uganda detains supporters of presidential hopeful over banned red berets
KAMPALA, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan security personnel detained six supporters of pop star and presidential hopeful Bobi Wine for…
Gunmen kidnap six schoolgirls in Nigeria
KADUNA, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen kidnapped six schoolgirls and two staff members from a boarding school in northern Nigeria…
Nigeria releases 25 children cleared of suspected ties with Boko Haram -UNICEF
A boy walks past the remains of a village burnt down by Boko Haram on the outskirts of Maiduguri MAIDUGURI…
Cameroon president says dropping prosecution against ‘some’ political rivals
YAOUNDE, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroon’s President Paul Biya announced he had ordered prosecutions to be dropped against “some” opposition…
Chile’s drought killing thousands of farm animals
Cows seen on farmland left arid by a lack of rainwater in Colina, north of Santiago, Chile SANTIAGO, Oct 5…
US Pres Trump suspends entry of immigrants who cannot pay for healthcare
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation suspending entry of immigrants who will not be…
Haitian protesters clash with police in new push for president’s ouster
PORT-AU-PRINCE, OCT 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian opposition leaders led a large and mostly peaceful march in the capital on Friday…
Spanish police saved from sea by smugglers they were chasing
Picture released by the Spanish Guardia Civil shows a speedboat surrounded by bundles of drugs in the sea, after a…
Update: Ecuador unions call off anti-austerity protests after 370 arrests in two days
QUITO, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s transport unions called off protests against the scrapping of fuel subsidies by President Lenin…
US measles cases exceed 1,200 but elimination status maintained
NEW YORK, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,200 people have been sickened with measles this year, the highest number…