Africa

Somalia rejects Kenya request to delay ICJ maritime case

MOGDISHU, Feb 14 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Somalia rejected the Kenyan government’s request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to postpone…

Mali: UN Chief says ‘complex attack’ against Blue Helmets may constitute war crime

UN peacekeepers patrol the Menaka region in northeast Mali UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (NNN-UNNS) — An assault by unidentified armed…

Update: Car bomb near Somali presidential palace kills 1, injures 10

MOGADISHU, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least one person was killed and 10 injured in a car bomb that exploded…

British lawyer elected as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British human rights lawyer Karim Khan was elected as the new prosecutor of the…

Update: Car bomb explodes near Somali presidential palace in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) –A car bomb exploded in Mogadishu outside the Somali parliament compound near the presidential palace on…

Breaking news: Casualties feared in suicide car bombing in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Feb 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — An unknown number of people are feared dead and others injured when a suicide bomber…

Covid-19: Africa records 40% increase in deaths over past month

Africa’s overall fatality rates were lower than those elsewhere in the world during the first stage BRAZZAVILLE, Feb 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS)…

Ethiopia unrest: Tigray ‘one step from famine’ – EU

The country has been involved in a three-month-long conflict BRUSSELS, Feb 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The European Commission warned that the…

2,500 Zambians to be compensated by UK miner over water pollution

Issued in 2015, the claim centered on pollution caused by the Nchanga Copper Mine LONDON, Feb 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Over…

Covid-19: Zimbabwe to begin vaccination next week – Official

 HARARE, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Zimbabwe is scheduled to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination program next week after it receives the first…