Spain’s high court rules against extraditing Venezuelan ex-general to US
Former Venezuelan intelligence chief Hugo Carvajal leaving prison in Estremera, Spain MADRID, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s High Court ruled…
Somaliland: UAE-built military base to be turned into civilian airport
BOSASSO, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Arab Emirates no longer plans to establish a military airport in Somaliland and…
Tanzania’s Zanzibar begins to register traditional healers
ZANZIBAR CITY (Tanzania), Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zanzibar’s traditional healers with their toolkits of herbs, holy scriptures and massages are…
Tunisian establishment stunned as outsiders claim election win
Saied, right, was on 18.9 percent, ahead of imprisoned media magnate Nabil Karoui, who was on 15.5 percent TUNIS, Sept…
Congo police detain former health minister in Ebola probe
KINSHASA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Congolese health minister was taken into custody on Saturday over alleged mismanagement of…
Libya: Two commanders allied to east-based Haftar killed in strike near Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two commanders of the eastern Libyan forces trying to take the capital Tripoli from the…
West African leaders pledge $1 billion to fight jihadists
OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — West African leaders announced a billion-dollar plan to fight the rising problem of jihadist violence…
Ocean Viking: Rescued migrants disembark in Italy
The Ocean Viking LAMPEDUSA (Italy), Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighty-two migrants have disembarked on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa…
Dozens feared dead in DR Congo boat accident
KINSHASA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 36 people are missing after a boat capsized in the Congo River on the…
Zimbabwe: Doctors protest at ‘abduction’ of union leader
The march was the second consecutive day of protest action organised by the doctors HARARE, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Hundreds of doctors…