Kenya floods kill 194, people evacuated from risk areas near dams
Floods and landslides have been concentrated in western Kenya NAIROBI, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Floods and landslides in Kenya have…
Burundi vote campaigns marred by clashes
BUJUMBURA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi’s Attorney-General Sylvestre Nyandwi has urged politicians not to incite violence following several clashes, some…
Sudan appoints first US ambassador in decades
The US shut its embassy in Khartoum between 1996 and 2002 KHARTOUM, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Veteran diplomat Noureldin Sati…
ICC prosecutor deplores non-execution of arrest warrants for Libyan fugitives
UNITED NATIONS, May 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on Tuesday deplored…
Thousands of Libyans to return home from abroad after closure of borders: official
A road sign shows the direction of Libya near the border crossing at Dhiba, Tunisia TRIPOLI, May 6 (NNN-Xinhua) —…
Covid-19: Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky
RABAT, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying…
16 sailors abducted by pirates in Gulf of Guinea
ABUJA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 16 sailors have been abducted by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea.According to…
Libya launches operation to liberate Al-Watiya airbase from renegade militias
TRIPOLI, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libyan government forces launched a military operation early Tuesday to liberate Al-Watiya airbase, southwest of…
Ongoing floods in Kenya claim 164 lives
NAIROBI, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ongoing flooding in Kenya has claimed the lives of another 164 people, a Kenyan government…
Covid-19: Somalia probes Kenyan aid plane crash
Somalia probes Kenyan aid plane crash MOGADISHU, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia is investigating how a private Kenyan plane with…