Africa

Kenyan Pres Ruto heads to Addis Ababa for climate summit and Ethiopia’s grand dam inauguration

NAIROBI, Sept 7 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President William Ruto departs Sunday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the second Africa…

Tough negotiations and uncertainty ahead of OPEC+ meeting

LONDON, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uncertainty loomed over what Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+…

South Sudan returns deportee from the US to Mexico

Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez a Mexican national, one of eight men deported from the United States JUBA, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South…

Nigeria: Jihadists kill 63 in attack on town Darul Jamal

MAIDUGURI (Nigeria), Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jihadists killed at least 63 people in northeastern Nigeria while storming a town whose…

Tanzania charts new path for journalist safety ahead of elections

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 7 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — IN a hall filled with anticipation at UNESCO’s UN House, Tanzania took a bold…

Zanzibar launches new strategic tourism campaign in China

BEIJING (China), Sept 7 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — ZANZIBAR Commission for Tourism (ZCT) Executive Secretary Arif Abbas Manji launched a tourism campaign…

African vehicle assemblers push for policy reforms to drive growth

ALGIERS, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African vehicle assembly executives are calling for stronger policy incentives and regional integration to expand medium…

Gaza aid flotilla from Tunisia delayed

Global Sumud Flotilla members load boxes ahead of their departure to Gaza from Barcelona, Spain after stormy weather forced the…

UN: La Nina, the harbinger for depressed rainfall set to begin in September, WMO warns

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) is warning that La Niña may return to impact…

Morocco becomes first African team to qualify for 2026 FIFA World Cup

RABAT, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco thrashed Niger 5-0 to become the 1st African team to qualify for next year’s…