Africa

Burundi tells UN to close local office by January as country’s situation is “calm, stable”

Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye who came to power earlier this year BUJUMBURA, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi has told the…

Covid-19: Libya reports 650 new cases, bringing total to 78,000

TRIPOLI, Nov 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya reported 650 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 78,473, said the National…

Ethiopia unrest: PM Abiy gives Tigray forces 72 hours to surrender

The conflict is believed to have killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands more ADDIS ABABA, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s prime minister…

Cattle thieves kill five in mosque attack in Nigeria: police

KANO (Nigeria), Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen have killed five worshippers and kidnapped 18 in an attack on a mosque…

Mauritanian ex-president Abdallahi, country’s first to be elected democratically, dies

NOUAKCHOTT, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritania’s former president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, the West African state’s first democratically elected president,…

Kidnapped Nigerian Ruling Party’s State Chairman Found Dead

LAGOS, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The kidnapped chairman of the Nigerian ruling All Progressives Congress, in central north state of…

Six-Nation Joint Military Exercise Starts In Egypt

CAIRO, Nov 23 (NNN-MENA) – A six-nation joint military exercise called “Sword of Arabs,” kicked off at the largest military…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Hits 24 Km WSW Of Azzaba, Algeria

BEIJING, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2, jolted 24 km WSW of Azzaba, Algeria, at…

Ethiopian Army Discloses Capture Of Cities In Tigray Region

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 22 (NNN-ENA) – The Ethiopian government, yesterday announced the capture of cities from Tigray People’s Liberation Front…

Kenya: All ten bodies recovered from Lake Victoria in boat tragedy

NAIROBI, Nov 21 (NNN-KBC) — All ten bodies of fishermen aboard a boat that capsized in Honge Beach, Lake Victoria…