Congolese forces kill 25 rebels in offensive

Congolese forces KINSHASA, Nov 11 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Congolese forces said they had killed 25 rebels since launching an offensive against them late last month in an eastern region also struggling with an Ebola outbreak.Seven soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo had also died since the campaign to root out…

Germany warns France against undermining NATO security alliance

BERLIN, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned against undermining the transatlantic NATO security alliance, in Berlin’s strongest response to date to French President Emmanuel Macron’s critical remarks about the organisation. Macron told The Economist this week that NATO was experiencing “brain death”, citing a lack of…

Angolan President pledges investments to modernize public television

Pres Joao Lourenco (centre) visit TPA production centre LUANDA, Nov 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — Angolan President Joao Lourenco pledged to provide investments to modernize the country’s Public Television of Angola (TPA) after learning of the hardships faced by the media outlet. The president made the pledge following a visit to the TPA’s production center to assess…

Protesters seize state-run media in Bolivia as tensions soar

LA PAZ, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Opposition demonstrators in Boliviaoverran two state-run media outlets and forced them off the air Saturday and some police stopped guarding the square where President Evo Morales’ palace is located, as tensions remained high after a disputed election. Demonstrators burst into the offices of Bolivia…

Nigeria targets oil companies for a greater share of profits

LAGOS, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In a move Nigeria’s president hailed as a “landmark moment”, Africa’s largest oil producer approved legislation to bolster its share of revenues from international majors. The authorities say the amendment — heralded as the biggest change in decades to its production sharing deals — will…

Incumbent PM wins Mauritian elections after party secures parliamentary majority

PORT LOUIS, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritius’ ruling Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) has won more than half of the seats in parliament, securing incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth a five-year term, the final election results showed on Friday. MSM won 38 of the 62 seats up for grabs while…

ECOWAS pressure forces Guinea-Bissau PM to quit after days in office

BISSAU, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea-Bissau’s newly appointed Prime Minister Faustino Fudut Imbali handed in his resignation on Friday after an ultimatum was given by West African regional bloc ECOWAS, the president said. President Jose Mario Vaz named Imbali prime minister last week but his sacked predecessor Aristides Gomes refused to…

Hundreds of Malians march in solidarity with fallen soldiers

BAMAKO, Nov 9 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday in support of the country’s armed forces after more than 50 soldiers died in an attack on an army post in the north. Fifty-three soldiers and one civilian were killed in Indelimane, Menaka region on…

Nigeria: 1.2 million civilians trapped in Nigerian territories controlled by Boko Haram – UN

ABUJA, Nov 9 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — About 1.2 million civilians are trapped and have been denied access to humanitarian aid and services in two local government areas now largely under the control of Boko Haram, Edward Kallon, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, said. Kallon also revealed that humanitarian workers have, in…

President of Mexico rejects US blockade against Cuba

MEXICO CITY, Nov 9 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, rejected the economic, commercial and financial blockade that the US government has applied to Cuba for more than half a century. To a question from a journalist in his press conference at the National Palace…