Africa

Libya’s UN-backed government targets east-based army in southern Tripoli

A destroyed house in the abandoned suburb of Al-Sedra near the Salah Al-Din frontline in southern Tripoli TRIPOLI, March 8…

Burkina Faso: Thousands of civil servants protest bonus tax

OUAGADOUGOU, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Burkina Faso civil servants took to the streets of Ouagadougou on Saturday to…

Four soldiers, at least 13 rebels killed in DRCongo: army

BENI (DR Congo), March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four soldiers and at least 13 militia members were killed during clashes in…

Oil price dives as OPEC, Russia fail to agree on output cut

 An oil pump works at sunset in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain VIENNA, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — OPEC…

Covid-19: Senegal orders cabinet to stay in country over virus risks

Dakar, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegal’s president Macky Sall ordered his cabinet ministers not to leave the country in a…

Egypt, Sudan Vow To Boost Mutual Relations

CAIRO, Mar 8 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, underlined on…

Covid-19: Morocco bans fans from football games over coronavirus fears

RABAT, March 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Morocco has banned fans from attending football games days after the coronavirus reached the country.…

One dead in Guinea anti-government demonstration

BISSAU, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person has died during protests in Guinea after confrontations broke out between crowds and…

Covid-19: Ghana to prevent trips from China, Iran and Italy – Pres Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo ACCRA, March 7 (NNN-GNA) — President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that non-essential trips into Ghana from countries hard-hit…

Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash: sources

In a photo taken on March 11, 2019, people stand near collected debris at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines…