Africa

Ghana: 8 killed, 5 injured in car-truck collision in southern Cape Coast-Accra highway

ACCRA, Sept 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Eight people were killed and five others injured in a car-truck collision in southern Ghana…

Sudan gold mine collapse kills six, traps 20 others: officials

KHARTOUM, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people have been killed and up to 20 others are feared trapped after a gold…

UN General Assembly decides to resume high-level int’l conference on two-state Palestine solution

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN General Assembly (UNGA) decided to resume a high-level international conference on the…

Tanzania, Türkiye trade expands significantly

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 6 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TRADE between Tanzania and Türkiye reached 284 million US dollars last year, with Turkish…

Kenya: Women, youth powering Affordable Housing drive

NAIROBI, Sept 6 (NNN-KBC) — Women and youth are taking centre stage in Kenya’s Affordable Housing agenda, forming nearly 75…

Chad’s cholera death toll rises to 113

N’DJAMENA, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — The number of people killed in a cholera outbreak in Chad since July has reached…

UN suspects all sides in DR Congo conflict guilty of war crimes

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gross rights violations, possibly including war crimes and crimes against humanity, may have been…

Zambia: Former foreign minister sentenced to hard labour for corruption

Joseph Malanji was foreign minister from 2018 to 2021 LUSAKA, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambia’s former foreign minister Joseph Malanji…

Economic resilience reinforces South Africa’s investment appeal

PRETORIA, Sept 6 (NNN-SANEWS) — While South’s Africa’s economy faces constraints, the recent economic developments in the country affirm it…

WHO chief lifts global mpox emergency

GENEVA, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mpox no longer represents a global public health emergency, the WHO said, following a steady…