Africa

Egypt Strongly Condemns Deadly Bomb Blast At Pakistani Seminary

CAIRO, Oct 28 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt strongly condemned yesterday’s bomb explosion, at a seminary in Peshawar city, in north-western Pakistan,…

Libya’s national oil company resumes production

TRIPOLI, Oct 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Libya is set to restart the last of its major oil fields following a ceasefire…

Covid-19: South Africa death toll passes 19,000

PRETORIA, Oct 27 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s COVID-19 deaths have exceeded the 19,000 mark after 40 more people succumbed to…

UN, humanitarian partners feed 10,000 latest displaced in Mozambique conflict

Affected communities receive WFP food relief in Nacate village, in Cabo Delgado province UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Humanitarians…

UN chief urges Tanzania stakeholders to ensure peaceful, inclusive participation in upcoming elections

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the stakeholders in Tanzania to ensure peaceful and…

EU backs Nigerian WTO candidate Okonjo-Iweala

BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian finance ministrer Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala picked up crucial backing from the EU, sources said, giving…

Guinea: 21 people have died in post-election unrest – state TV

CONAKRY, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-one people have been killed in unrest following the presidential election in Guinea last week,…

Algeria deeply divided as it braces for Nov 1 constitutional vote

In recent weeks, controversy has raged in Algeria over the draft constitutional amendments ALGIERS, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerians are…

Campaigning quiet ahead of Ivory Coast presidential election

Opposition activists want Ouattara disqualified from the election ABIDJAN, Oct 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — With just days until the Ivory Coast…

President Sisi Re-Imposes State Of Emergency In Egypt

CAIRO, Oct 27 (NNN-MENA) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt, issued a decree, to renew the state of emergency…