World Bank scales up support for Cyclone Idai hit nations to $700 million
BEIRA (Mozambique), May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES — The World Bank has increased emergency support for the three southern African countries affected…
Zambia’s finance minister says tax reforms needed to cut debt
LUSAKA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambia will pay off all outstanding legitimate VAT refunds, but plans to press ahead with…
Mali village assault carries features of hunter groups attacks – UN
BAMAKO, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — A preliminary report following a UN investigation in Mali said that the recent organized attacks…
Protesters in Benin clash with police in post-election violence
Hundreds of people have been protesting since Wednesday COTONOU (Benin), May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security forces in Benin’s commercial capital,…
EU leaders set to meet just after EU election – officials
BRUSSELS, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — National leaders of the European Union are likely to meet for a summit in Brussels…
Morocco Arrests Daesh Suspect
RABAT, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Moroccan security services arrested a man with suspected links to a terror cell of the Daesh group in the…
More than 1,000 dead in D.R. Congo Ebola epidemic
KINSHASA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,000 people have now died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
US job creation surges in April as unemployment hits 49-year low
WASHINGTON, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States had another giant month of job creation in April, confirming the strength…
Trump hails ‘very positive’ Venezuela talks with Putin
WASHINGTON, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– President Donald Trump said he held “very positive” talks Friday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir…
Main UK parties take Brexit battering in local elections
LONDON, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s governing Conservatives and the Labour main opposition took a drubbing Friday (May 3) in…