Africa

World Grows Confident In China’s Victory Against Novel Coronavirus

BEIJING, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – A growing number of leaders from political parties around the world spoke highly of China’s…

UN calls for donations to tackle desert locusts in Africa

Locusts swarms, seen here in Kenya, have triggered UN concern UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN undersecretary general…

Zimbabwe to arrest traders transacting in US dollars

HARARE, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has warned that traders who continue to demand payment in…

UN chief wants Sudan dropped from terror list

UN’s Sec-Gen Antonio Guterres ADDIS ABABA, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told African leaders that…

Suicide bomber attacks Algerian army base

ALGIERS, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A soldier has been killed in a suicide car bombing that targeted a military barracks…

Cameroon’s elections marred by low turnout

President Paul Biya YAOUNDE, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Legislative and municipal elections in Cameroon on Sunday were marked by low voter…

Panic as locust swarms invade Uganda

KAMPALA, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan government officials held an “emergency meeting” after locusts were spotted in three areas neighbouring…

Oil crisis in Libya takes center stage at latest UN talks

The oil terminal of Marsa al-Hariga, Libya CAIRO, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s battered economy took center stage at United…

South Sudan talks hit deadlock over number of states

Rivals Machar (L) and Pres Kiir (R) are supposed to form a unity government by Feb 22 ADDIS ABABA, Feb…

Equatorial Guinea president’s son fined 30m euros by French court for embezzlement

Teodorin Obiang PARIS, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The son of Equatorial Guinea’s president was handed a 30-million-euro fine by a…