15 UN peacekeepers from Tigray refuse to return to Ethiopia, seeks asylum in South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifteen members of a contingent of Ethiopian peacekeepers in South Sudan, originally from the…
53 abducted hostages released in Nigeria
Criminal gangs in northwestern and central Nigeria have scaled up attacks in recent years MINNA (Niger State, Nigeria), Feb 23…
Explosion kills 6 South Sudanese children in a refugee camp in Uganda
Six South Sudanese children killed in an explosion KAMPALA, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Six South Sudanese children were killed and 11…
Ebola: 11,500 doses of vaccines donated by WHO arrive in Guinea
A baby looks at his mother at an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. CONAKRY, Feb…
1,315 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week: IOM
About 100 migrants are crowded together on deck of the rescue ship “Eleonore” TRIPOLI, Feb 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International…
UN calls for Somalia elections ‘as soon as possible’
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN envoy for Somalia called for an agreement on holding elections “as soon…
Italian ambassador to DR Congo dies in attack on UN convoy
Luca Attanasio had been Italy’s head of mission in Kinshasa since 2017 and was made ambassador in 2019 KINSHASA, Feb…
Ebola: DR Congo’s death toll rises to four as people resist measures
KINSHASA, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people have died from Ebola during a new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
Algerian president partially reshuffles cabinet, dissolves lower house of parliament
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ALGIERS, Feb 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune made a partial cabinet reshuffle, and signed…
Libyan interior minister survives assassination attempt
Libya is awaiting a new interim government TRIPOLI, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen opened fire on the motorcade of Libyan…