Africa

Libya, UK discuss cooperation, support for peace path

TRIPOLI, Dec 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj on Thursday met with British Ambassador to Libya Nicholas…

South Sudan’s presidency okays completion of unity government

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar after their peace talk at the State House in Juba JUBA, Dec…

Guinea-Bissau: Death Of 2,000 rare vultures linked to rituals

Guinea-Bissau is home to around 22% of the critically endangered hooded vultures  BISSAU, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The deaths of more than 2,000…

Covid-19: African countries to get vaccines in early 2021

A platform called the COVAX facility has been developed with 186 countries on board ABUJA (Nigeria), Dec 11 (NNN-GNA) —…

UN Chief condemns violence in DRC amid political crisis

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 (NNN-GNA) — UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres condemned the violent incidents in Kinshasa,…

Cameroon withdraws troops from opposition leader’s residence

Cameroon opposition leader Maurice Kamto being driven away YAOUNDE, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Government troops have lifted a blockade on…

Ghana election: NPP gains 137 seats, NDC 136 in Parliament – Electoral Commission

Parliament House of Ghana ACCRA, Dec 11 (NNN-GNA) — The Electoral Commission has announced the certified Parliamentary results of the 2020 election across…

Nobel-winning UN food agency warns of ‘hunger pandemic’ worse than Covid

OSLO, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in aceremony held online because of the coronavirus, the World…

Ghanaian President Wins Re-Election For Second 4-Year Term

ACCRA, Dec 10 (NNN-GNA) – Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, secured the mandate for a second four-year term, after…

UN Chief Says He Will Take COVID-19 Vaccine

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said yesterday that, he will take a COVID-19 vaccine publicly,…