100 dead, 5,500 wounded in week of Iraq violence: rights commission
BAGHDAD, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 100 people have died and more than 5,500 injured since anti-government demonstrations resumed…
Brexit: General election fight ‘will be tough’, British PM Boris Johnson says
LONDON, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boris Johnson has said he is ready to fight a “tough” general election after MPs…
United States to host Nov 6 meeting over Nile dam dispute: Egypt’s Foreign Minister
CAIRO, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is set to host Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on Nov 6, with…
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…