Africa

Boko Haram kills at least 43 farm workers in Nigeria: anti-jihadist militia

MAIDUGURI (Nigeria), Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boko Haram fighterskilled at least 43 farm workers and injured six in rice fields…

UN warns of famines in Madagascar after years of droughts

ANTANANARIVO, Nov 29 (NNN-TELESUR) — The UN World Food Program (WFP) warned of serious famines in Madagascar, a country which has…

TPRF’s Voices for Peace selected finalist for 2020 Ron Kovic Peace Prize

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (NNN) — The MY HERO International Film Festival has selected The Prem Rawat Foundation(TPRF)’s “Voices for…

Kenya crowned world’s leading safari destination

NAIROBI, Nov 28 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya has once again been named the World’s Leading Safari Destination by World Travel Awards (WTA),…

22 killed in ethnic violence in southern Chad

N’DJAMENA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 22 people have been killed in southern Chad in the latest instance of…

3 Ethiopian peacekeepers of Tigrayan origin in South Sudan ‘withdrawn’ without explanation: UN

JUBA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The United Nations says three Ethiopian peacekeepers on a Mission in South Sudan were withdrawn and…

Nigeria gets back 600-year-old artefact from the Netherlands

Hundreds of Nigerian artefacts stolen during colonial period, are in museums in Europe and U.S ABUJA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Covid-19: Madagascar refuses immunization, will resort to its own traditional concoction

The country would rely on concoctions ANTANANARIVO, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Madagascar has affirmed its decision not to participate in…

Uganda: Electoral Commission urged police not to block, disrupt presidential campaigns

KAMPALA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda’s Electoral Commission has urged police to stop blocking or disrupting presidential campaigns ahead of…

Burkina Faso election: Pres Kabore urges dialogue as opposition vows to appeal vote results

Kabore offered an olive branch to the opposition OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, …