Africa

South Africa to market itself in the US

NEW YORK, Feb 20 (NNN-DANEWS) — Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Bulelani Magwanishe highlighted trade and investment opportunities in South…

Tanzanian court sentences Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ to 15 years for smuggling

Chinese businesswoman Yang Feng Glan, dubbed the “Ivory Queen”, is escorted by a prison warden at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s…

Angola, Uruguay sign agreement on Tourism

SIGNING CEREMONY OF COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANGOLA AND URUGUAY LUANDA, Feb 20 (NNN-ANGOP) — Angola and Uruguay signed Tuesday two…

Ethiopia contracts Chinese companies to complete Nile dam construction

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 19 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — In a bid to accelerate the pace of the construction of Ethiopia’s strategic dam,…

Burundi, Somali presidents discuss security amidst AMISOM withdrawal plan

GITEGA (Burundi), Feb 19 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza hosted a state banquet in honour of his Somali counterpart,…

Nigeria: Pres Muhammadu Buhari vows to deal with vote riggers after election postponed

ABUJA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he has ordered the police and military to be “ruthless”…

Angola seeks negotiated solution in Venezuela – FM Augusto

MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS, MANUEL AUGUSTO LUANDA, Feb 19 (NNN-ANGOP) — Foreign Affairs Minister, Manuel Augusto said that the Angolan…

Liberia Gold Mine Collapse: Dozens Arrested At ‘Lawless’ Rescue Site

Liberia is rich in mineral deposits – and full of illicit mines MONROVIA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 60 miners, some…

Tiny South Africa beach restaurant crowned best in world

Chef Kobus van der Merwe received the Restaurant of the Year award for his beach restaurant Wolfgat in South Africa…

Kenya: Nine people die in Nakuru-Eldoret highway crash

NAIROBI, Feb 18 (NNN-KBC) — Nine people have died in a tragic road accident along Nakuru- Eldoret highway. Seven of them…