Update: South Africa’s President Ramaphosa condemns ‘anti-foreigner violence’
PRETORIA, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned a wave of looting and violence that has…
Ethiopian opposition parties reject electoral reforms
ADDIS ABABA, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Opposition political parties in Ethiopia threatened to boycott national elections scheduled for next year…
Burkina Faso jails two generals over failed 2015 coup
Burkina Faso’s former foreign minister, Djibril Bassole (R), and General Gilbert Diendere OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A military court…
Bolivia’s fires destroy ‘heritage’ rock art sites
124 LA PAZ, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wildfires that have raged across forests and grassland in eastern Bolivia for weeks…
UN chief urges funding for Sahel states
KINSHASA, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres suggested the UN help fund the fight against jihadism in…
African World Cup qualifiers to be live-streamed worldwide
ZURICH, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa’s lesser-known soccer teams will enjoy worldwide exposure in the next week after FIFA announced…
Zambia call off home friendly over South Africa xenophobic riots
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has called off the country’s friendly soccer international against…
‘No deal’ Brexit would cost at least US$16 billion in UK exports losses: UN
GENEVA, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Leaving the European Union without a trade deal would cost Britain at least US$16 billion in lost…
US Pres Trump hardens tone on China as trade war rattles economy
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Amid fresh signs his trade wars are rattling the US economy, President Donald Trump sent…
Venezuela: Pres Maduro warns of Colombia attack, orders military exercises
President Nicolas Maduro CARACAS, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the armed forces to be on alert for…