Africa

Arab League Welcomes Libyan Parties’ Agreement On Unifying Institutions, Sovereign Positions

CAIRO, Jan 25 (NNN-MENA) – The Arab League (AL) welcomed the understandings reached by the two conflicting parties in Libya,…

Pirates kill sailor, kidnap 15 off Nigeria: report

ANKARA, Jan 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Armed pirates killed one sailor and abducted 15 from a Turkish cargo ship off the…

Hundreds march in Tunisia as protests sharpen

Protesters chanted “the people want the fall of the regime” TUNIS, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of people marched in…

Ocean Viking rescuers pick up 374 migrants off Libya including month-old baby

The Ocean Viking was released by Italian authorities in December MARSEILLES (France), Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 350 migrants…

Nigeria: 35 killed in Zamfara villages attack

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle GUSAU (Zamfara, Nigeria), Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Emir of Maru in the Nigerian state…

Covid-19: Zimbabwe loses another minister; four ministers died so far

Pallbearers carry the coffin of a government minister Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba who died of covid at the Heroes Acre on…

Central African Republic declares emergency as rebels surround capital Bangui: UN

Rwandan troops are among a contingent of UN peacekeepers deployed to support the government  BANGUI, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The Central African Republic…

Ugandan peacekeepers kill 189 militants in SW Somalia

KAMPALA, Jan 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ugandan peacekeepers killed 189 al-Shabaab militants and arrested two senior commanders in an offensive in…

3 schools refurbished in Libya’s Al-Khoms city: UNICEF

Students skip rope in a playground at El Hadana school in Zanzur, east of Tripoli TRIPOLI, Jan 23 (NNN-Xinhua) —…

Covid-19: Cuba detects imported case of South African variant

HAVANA, Jan 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuban health authorities said they had detected an imported case of a coronavirus variant first…