Sudan opposition picks economist as first post-Bashir Prime Minister
KHARTOUM, Aug 17 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Sudan’s main opposition alliance will nominate economist Abdalla Hamdok to serve as prime minister in…
Displaced by DR Congo violence, survivors’ testimonies highlight brutality of armed militia: UN
GENEVA, Aug 17 (NNN-UNNS) — Two months since hundreds of thousands of people fled violence in north-eastern Democratic Republic of…
Children’s lives in Mediterranean Sea must take priority over politics, says UNICEF
Two teenage brothers from Gambia who travelled across the Mediterranean Sea without their parents walk along a beach in Italy…
Humanitarian assistance to be scaled-up for millions of Venezuelans in need: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 (NNN-UNNS) –The United Nations humanitarian wing launched a new Response Plan (HRP), that aims to help…
Seamen kidnapped off Cameroon’s coast – IMB
YAOUNDE, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted Thursday when two merchant vessels came under…
Nigerian government ordered by British court to pay $9bn to private gas firm
LONDON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A British judge has ordered the Nigerian government to pay $9bn in assets to a small private…
Malta migrants: Sole survivor describes 11 days in dinghy
Mohammed Adam Oga is being treated at Malta’s Mater Dei hospital for dehydration VALETTA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) —“There were 15 of us…
DR Congo: First two Ebola cases confirmed in South Kivu – officials
Two Ebola cases have been confirmed in Congo’s South Kivu region KINSHASA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman and her…
Zimbabwe police beat protesters as opposition denounces ‘fascist’ government
HARARE,Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe police fired tear gas and beat scores of opposition supporters gathered in central Harare on…
Hungary seeks Facebook guarantees on user info protection
BUDAPEST, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) —Hungary is demanding guarantees from Facebook that it will not pass on the conversations of its Hungarian users to third…