UN builds jetty in Somalia to spur fishing industry
MOGADISHU, Jan 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — The World Food Program (WFP) has started building a fishing jetty in Somalia to help…
Covid-19: Sierra Leone capital goes into 2 weeks lockdown
Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown goes into a two-week lockdown starting Jan 25 FREETOWN, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sierra Leone’s capital…
Tropical Cyclone Eloise: Several dead as storm sweeps Africa’s east coast
MAPUTO, Jan 25 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — At least nine people died after Tropical Cyclone Eloise hit Mozambique in Africa’s southeast, bringing…
Ethiopia: Dozens of suspected extremists arrested
Helicopters of the Ethiopian army used in the fight against al-Shabaab ADDIS ABABA, Jan 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Dozens of suspected…
Climate change: 480,000 killed by extreme weather this century
A flooded area of Buzi, central Mozambique, after the passage of cyclone Idai. PARIS, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost half a…
Central African Republic war crimes suspect Mahamat Said surrenders to ICC: Statement
Seleka fighters stand in their base before a mission in the town of Lioto, Central African Republic, on June 9,…
Covid-19: Pres Biden to reinstate travel bans on most non-US citizens – White House official
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden will announce he is re-imposing a Covid-19 travel ban on most non-US…
FAO warns of renewed desert locust invasion in Kenya, Ethiopia
A mature swarm flying over a village near Abyan, Yemen, looking for suitable areas to lay eggs that will hatch…
Burundi ruling party selects hardliner as secretary-general
Reverien Ndikuriyo GITEGA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi’s ruling party has selected as the former president of the country’s senate…
Covid-19: Tunisian FM tests positive; reportedly in severe condition
TUNIS, Jan 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi on Sunday confirmed through social network his infection with COVID-19,…