Morocco To Work With EU To Solve Migrants Crisis In Spanish Enclave: King

RABAT, Jun 2 (NNN-MAP) – Moroccan King, Mohammed VI, yesterday, ordered his government to work with Spain, France and the European Union (EU), to solve the ongoing migrants crisis in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave that borders Morocco. Morocco made agreements with France and Spain, clearing the hurdles for the return…

Nigerian President Instructs Security Agencies To Rescue Kidnapped School Children

ABUJA, Jun 1 (NNN-NAN) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday condemned the kidnapping of children from a school in the north-central state of Niger on Sunday, and urged agencies involved to do their utmost to rescue the kidnapped children. A statement from the State House said, Buhari ordered the nation’s…

Egypt Rejects Ethiopian PM’s Statements On Building New Dams

CAIRO, Jun 1 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt rejected yesterday, the statements of Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed that, Ethiopia will build a number of dams across the country. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said, Ahmed’s statements reveal once again that, Ethiopia is dealing in bad faith with the Nile…

Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 4.83 Million: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, Jun 1 (NNN-ENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 4,830,229, as of yesterday noon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, said, death from the pandemic stands at 130,451,…

Italy, Libya To Work Together On Migration, Renewable Energy: PMs

ROME, Jun 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Italy and Libya will work together on illegal immigration and renewable energies, Prime Minister, Mario Draghi and Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, told reporters at a joint press conference after meeting here yesterday. “Italy stands with Libya and supports it during this complex transition:…

Students Abducted After Gunmen Attack On School In Nigeria

ABUJA, May 31 (NNN-NAN) – Nigerian police yesterday said, a group of gunmen killed one resident and abducted some students, following an attack in the country’s north-central state of Niger. Adamu Usman, police chief in Niger state, said, the school children were abducted after the unidentified gunmen attacked the Salihu…

Nigeria: 14 kidnapped students freed – police

KANO (Nigeria), May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fourteen students from a university in northwestern Nigeria were freed on Saturday, 40 days after being kidnapped, a local police spokesman said. Such seizures have become a frequent way for criminals to collect ransoms, with more than 700 abductions since December. “Fourteen students of…

Mali’s new president heads to ECOWAS over double coup

BAMAKO, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — West African leaders will meet in Ghana on Sunday to discuss a response to Mali’s second coup in nine months, with the new president Colonel Assimi Goita attending. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) invited Goita to come to Ghana’s capital Accra for…

DR Congo president says situation ‘under control’ after volcano eruption

GOMA (DR Congo), May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The situation is “under control” following the eruption of a volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi said after his government mistakenly announced another volcano had erupted. A week after Mount Nyiragongo roared back into life, causing devastation and sparking…

Death toll in Nigeria’s Kebbi boat mishap rises to 81

81 bodies have ben recovered from the boat mishap in Kebbi ABUJA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Sokoto office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has recovered 81 bodies following the boat mishap that occurred in Wara, Ngaski LGA of Kebbi state.The unfortunate incident took place on Wednesday, May…
Load More