Eritrea urges Sudan, Ethiopia to resolve disputes in peaceful manner
President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea KHARTOUM, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki called on Sudan and Ethiopia…
Ethiopia unrest: 2,000 fighters surrender to government
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 2,000 fighters in Ethiopia’s western Benishangul-Gumuz regional state have surrendered, an Ethiopian government…
UN refugee agency relocates 5,474 stranded Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it has relocated 5,474 stranded…
Tanzanian man seriously wounded after two-hour fight with crocodile
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — A 23-year-old man was seriously wounded by a crocodile after a two-hour fight…
Tunisia’s Islamist party organizes demonstration amid tight security measures
A massive demonstration held in Tunis by the Islamist Ennahdha (Renaissance) party, the first majority party in the Tunisian parliament…
Update: School children abducted in Nigeria’s Niger state released, governor says
A hall at the Government Science College in Kagara, Niger state MAIDUGURI (Nigeria), Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen in Nigeria…
Covid-19: Nigeria expects first 4 million vaccine doses from COVAX next week -WHO
GENEVA, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria is expecting its first 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines next week from the…
Update: Nigerian state closes boarding schools after students’ abduction
ABUJA, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nigerian authorities orderedthe closure of all boarding schools in the northwestern state of Zamfaraafter the…
More than 150 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
TRIPOLI, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — The International Organization forMigration (IOM) said that more than 150 illegal migrants have beenrescued off…
Covid-19: Ivory Coast becomes second country to receive COVAX vaccines
COVAX is a WHO-backed equitable vaccine distribution network ABIDJAN, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast received a shipment of COVID-19 doses from…