Africa

Algeria’s crude output tumbled in 2020: ministry

ALGIERS, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s oil revenues collapsed in 2020, according to energy ministry figures released Sunday, exacerbating an…

Egyptian President Pledges Support For Afcfta’s Activities

CAIRO, Jan 18 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, reiterated his country’s support for the African Continental Free Trade Area…

Al-Shabaab kills US-trained soldiers in ambush in southern Somalia

The convoy was first hit by a massive roadside bomb MOGADISHU, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Terrorists killed at least five…

Sudan: At least 48 people killed in inter-communal violence in restive Darfur

Abd al-Rahim Hamdan Dagalo (R, front), a commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary force DARFUR (Sudan), Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

South Sudan says to continue talks with split holdout opposition groups

Holdout opposition groups, the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA), and a government delegation recently held talks in Rome, Italy…

More than 1,100 Ethiopian rebels arrested, killed

Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia PM ADDIS ABABA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security forces in Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state have killed or…

Uganda polls: Museveni dismisses rigging claims

Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has dismissed claims that the just-concluded presidential…

EU impressed with Uganda poll, says diplomatic delegation

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Uganda, Ambassador Atillio Pacifici KAMPALA, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Head of…

UN peacekeeper killed, 2 injured ambushed in Central African Republic

The soldier died in an ambush by a coalition of rebels near Grimari BANGUI, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Burundian…

UN peacekeeper dies, another injured after vehicle strikes mine in northern Mali

BAMAKO, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A United Nations peacekeeper has died in northern Mali after his vehicle struck a mine,…