US Department of Homeland Security requests 1,000 soldiers to manage migrant crisis
WASHINGTON, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Department of Homeland Security requested 1,000 additional soldiers to help manage the migrant crisis…
US State Dept approves potential $2.2 bln arms sale to Taiwan
WASHINGTON, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of $2.2 billion in…
US Pres Trump hits out at outgoing British PM May after leak of damning cables
WASHINGTON/LONDON, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Donald Trump launched an extraordinary attack Monday on outgoing British premier Theresa May, following the…
US slaps new duties on steel from Mexico and China
WASHINGTON, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States announced fresh duties on some Mexican and Chinese steel goods on Monday,…
Cuban-trained doctors urged to drive change in South Africa
PRETORIA, July 9 (NNN-SANEWS) — Newly graduated South African medical doctors, who were trained in Cuba, have been encouraged to…
Former leader of Algerian ruling party held in custody for suspected corruption
ALGIERS, July 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Algerian supreme court held a former leader of the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN)…
China EximBank funds over US$87 billion in African projects
BEIJING, July 9 (NNN-GNA) — The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank) has so far funded over 600 billion yuan…
Tanzania: President Magufuli mourns media victims in road accident in central Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, July 9 (NNN-GNA) — Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Monday mourned media victims killed in a road…
International court convicts Congo’s Ntaganda of war crimes
Congolese militia commander Bosco Ntaganda THE HAGUE, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International Criminal Court judges on Monday convicted former Congolese…
11 kidnap victims rescued in Nigeria
ABUJA, July 9 (NNN-GNA) –Police authorities in Nigeria on Monday confirmed that 11 people earlier kidnapped by an armed group…