Tunisia seeks to stem wave of night-time street riots
Tunisian security officers detain a protester during an anti-government demonstration on the Habib Bourguiba avenue in the capital Tunis TUNIS,…
Libya urges joint int’l efforts against illegal immigration
TRIPOLI, Jan 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Al-Mabrouk Abdulhafith, head of the Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Department, on Tuesday called for joint international…
Ethiopia unrest: Humanitarian access to Tigray still faces obstacles – UN
The Tigray region faces some of the toughest development challenges in Ethiopia UNITED NATIONS, Jan 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN humanitarian…
Covid-19: Malawi President overrule court ban on lockdown as virus cases rise
LILONGWE, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malawi rolled out a first set of anti-coronavirus restrictions this week after its president overruled…
Swiss government outlines strategic foreign policy for Africa
ACCRA, Jan 20 (NNN-GNA) — The Government of Switzerland says it will prioritise and promote issues of peace, security and human…
Covid-19: Africa’s cases surpass 3.2m – Africa CDC
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — COVID-19 cases in Africa have reached 3.26 million as of Jan 18, the Africa Centres…
Covid-19: High demand for vaccines puts Africa on the back burner
East African countries are poised to get nearly 40 million Covid-19 vaccine doses ADDIS ABABA, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As…
Nine African nations, Iran in debt to UN lose voting rights
U.N Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, Jan 20 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — UN Secretary-general Antonio Guterres said nine African nations and Iran…
Germany provides UNDP with 400,000 euros to support elections in Libya
Libya has been split since 2014 between rival factions in Tripoli in the west and Benghazi in the east TRIPOLI,…
Nigerian troops kill 30 bandits in gunfight
ABUJA, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thirty bandits were killed in a gunfight with troops in Nigeria’s northwest region, a spokesman…