Nigeria: More than 50 abducted in attack on northwest village – residents
BAUCHI (Nigeria), Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 50 people, including pregnant women and children, were abducted in a raid…
Nigeria closes part of border with Benin to check rice smuggling
ABUJA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria has partially closed its western border with Benin to curb rice smuggling that is…
Uganda: Five feared dead in Bulambuli landslides
KAMPALA, Aug 29 (NNN-NEW VISION) — Five residents of Gibeyi village, Bugatisa parish in Bulago sub-county of Bulambuli district are…
Ugandan Pres Museveni, Japan’s PM Abe discuss infrastructure, funding
President Museveni and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 29 (NNN-NEW VISION) — President Yoweri Museveni has said…
Mali: 1,000 trucks stranded in roads protest
KATI (Mali), Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,000 trucks loaded with merchandise were blocked at the entrance to Mali’s…
UHC, Dongo Kundu SEZ top agenda as Kenyan President meets Japan PM
YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 29 (NNN-KBC) — The ongoing roll out of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme and the development…
500,000 Cameroonians flee Anglophone regions in face of lockdown: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 500,000 people have fled conflict in the southwest and northwest Anglophone regions…
UN calls for international support for refugees in Libya
Displaced children in an abandoned building used as temporary refuge for displaced civilians in Tripoli TRIPOLI, Aug 29 (NNN-Xinhua) —…
Drought: China donates 30,000 bags of rice to Kenya
NAIROBI, Aug 29 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Kenya has received a donation of rice from China to help with government efforts to…
South Africa’s President Ramaphosa to engage with Nissan Global
YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 29 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa participated in a Japan-South Africa Business Forum at the Nissan Global…