Somalia dismisses Amnesty report, denies gagging media
MOGADISHU, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Federal Government of Somalia has dismissed an Amnesty International report highlighting increased cases of…
Burundi: Over 6,000 bodies found in mass graves
A Burundian worker extracts the skull of an unidentified person from a mass grave in the Bukirasazi hill in Karusi…
Nigerian immigrants to Canada tripled since 2015
OTTAWA, Feb 17 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — For the fifth year in a row, more Nigerians emigrated to Canada than the year…
Death Toll Of Attack On Ogossagou Village In Central Mali Rises To 31: Official
BAMAKO, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from Friday’s attack on the Fulani village of Ogossagou in central Mali,…
Tunisian PM-Designate Unveils Line-up Of New Gov’t
TUNIS, Feb 16 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian Prime Minister-designate, Elyes Fakhfakh, announced, on Saturday, the lineup of his proposed government. The…
Libyans fatigued by worsening crisis – Red Cross chief
GENEVA/TRIPOLI, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Paul Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warns that the…
40 killed in attacks in restive central Mali
BAMAKO, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forty people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in a spate of attacks in central…
Tanzanian PM warns politicians against misleading statement on Covid-19
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa warned politicians to stop making misleading statements on…
South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa pledges to fix energy shortage
CAPE TOWN, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to fix a worsening power crisis that has…
Uganda: 15 killed when commuter van hits parked truck
Residents inspecting the wreckage KAMPALA, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Fifteen people died on Friday when a speeding commuter van ran…