UN Security Council asks Malian parties to implement peace accord
A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the situation in Mali UNITED NATIONS, Jan 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — The…
Unrest in Ethiopian universities forces 35,000 students to quit class: ministry
A view of streets and high rise apartment buildings in Addis Ababa ADDIS ABABA, Jan 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ethiopia’s Ministry…
Angola: Isabel Dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman eyes presidency
Isabel dos Santos is one of the wealthiest women in the world LUANDA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos,…
Kenya cuts oil export target to 400,000 barrels per year
A truck loaded with crude oil en route to Mombasa from the oilfields in South Lokichar NAIROBI, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
United States wants withdrawal of all foreign troops from Libya
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, which is scheduled to participate in this weekend’s Libya peace conference in…
Cheetah smuggling out of Ethiopia ‘fuelled by exotic pets demand’ by Arabs
Cheetahs are trafficked from the Horn of Africa to the Gulf states ADDIS ABABA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A growing…
Five die in Burkina Faso explosion
At least two others were wounded in the attack in Soum province OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security officials in…
Kenya looks to secure border as Al-Shabaab launches deadly attacks
NAIROBI, Jan 18 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Kenya has endured a grim start to the new year as extremist group al-Shabaab launched…
Internet outage hits West, Central, southern Africa as major cable falters
ACCRA, Jan 18 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Countries across the coast of West, Central and southern Africa are suffering an internet outage…
Record 45 million people need urgent food aid in southern Africa: UN
Low growth, rising population, drought and floods have combined to worsen food insecurity in the region JOHANNESBURG, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES)…