Botswana, Namibia Call For Calm Amid Tension Over Shooting Of Namibian Nationals
GABORONE, Dec 31 (NNN-NAMPA) – Botswana and Namibia issued a joint statement calling for citizens to remain calm and patient,…
Covid-19: Algerian President Tebboune returns after treatment in Germany
ALGIERS, Dec 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune returned Tuesday after a two-month stay in Germany, where he was…
Sudan’s security, defense council reiterates concern over influx of Ethiopian refugees
Ethiopian refugees cross the border into Hamdayet, Sudan, leaving the Tekeze River in the background KHARTOUM, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) —…
Nigeria: Boko Haram landmines kill 11 security personnel
KANO (Nigeria), Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Landmines planted by Boko Haram jihadists have killed 11 security personnel, including four soldiers…
Covid-19: New virus variant hits US as Pres-elect Biden vows all-out effort
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new variant of coronavirus was detected for the first time Tuesday in the United…
UN rights experts urge Uganda to halt pre-election violence, arrests
Bobi Wine has emerged as the strongest challenger to President Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations human…
Gabon approves constitutional change if president incapacitated
Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo Ondimba LIBREVILLE, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gabon’s parliament has approved constitutional changes to fill a legal…
Nigeria military airstrikes destroy terrorists hideout, kill scores in Sambisa forest
Many terrorists were killed in the airstrike ABUJA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian Defence Headquarters says the Air Task…
Covid-19: South Africa’s Pres Ramaphosa announces new restrictions as cases soar
Ramaphosa said the country had let its guard down PRETORIA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new…
23 killed in road accident in central Nigeria
LAGOS, Dec 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Twenty-three people died in a road accident in central Nigeria with 22 others injured, according…