Nigeria: Border closure will create jobs in textile industry – Pres Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration was making effort to expand the…
Tropical storm to hit northern Somalia, UN issues alert
MOGADISHU, Oct 31 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The United Nations food agency warned against imminent tropical storm heading to northern Somalia, more…
Zimbabwe hikes fuel price as inflation rockets
HARARE, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s energy regulator has raised the price of fuel by 12%, the second increase this…
Burundi records over 7 million malaria cases in 2019 – WHO
WHO: Malaria killed nearly 2,700 people this year in Burundi GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The World Health Organization says…
South African police clash with protesting asylum-seekers
CAPE TOWN, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African police arrested around 100 foreign nationals occupying an office building in Cape…
Aid workers killed in South Sudan: UN
JUBA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s migration agency says three of its aid workers have been killed in fighting…
Restive Kashmir region set to lose autonomy, divided as Indian government breaks up Jammu-Kashmir state
A Kashmir girl rides her bike past Indian security force personnel standing guard in front of closed shops in a…
Iraqi prime minister’s main backers agree to oust him
BAGHDAD, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s two main backers have agreed to work to remove…
Syria govt hits at “occupation”, opposition urges justice as peace panel opens
GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Syria’s government condemned what it called the occupation of its land and the opposition demanded…
Major roads reopen in Lebanon after prime minister resigns
BEIRUT, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some major highways in Lebanon reopened, after the army urged protesters to lift roadblocks so…