At least 2 killed as security forces break up demonstration
SAVE, June 16 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – At least two people were killed on Saturday morning in Savè, in central Benin, as…
Somalia militia executes nine civilians
BENIN, June 16 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Nine civilians were executed on Friday evening by a local militia in Galkayo, central-western part…
Madagascar President assured of winning majority seats in parliament
ANTANANARIVO, June 16 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina is assured of winning the majority of seats in the next…
Ebola in DRC, not a health emergency of international concern – WHO
GENEVA, June 16 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – The World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Committee declared on Saturday in Geneva, Switzerland, that the…
Elephant Tramples Man To Death In Botswana: Police
GABORONE, Botswana, June 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 67-year-old cattle farmer was trampled to death, by a stray elephant, in north-western…
Senegal police detain protesters amid outcry over gas deal
DAKAR, June 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) -Senegalese riot police fired tear gas and detained more than 20 people on Friday, at an…
Libyan oil producer says concerned over “military presence” in oil terminal
TRIPOLI, June 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Thursday expressed concerns over “an increased military presence”…
Africa 13% boost in FDI flow: South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia big winners
JOHANNESBURG, June 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Foreign investment in sub-Saharan Africa rose 13% last year to $32 billion, bucking a global…
Algerian court jails former Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal
ALGIERS, June 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Former Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has been jailed in an anti-corruption sweep — the…
Nine South African MPs Resign from National Parliament
PRETORIA, June 14 (NNN-Prensa Latina) The announced resignation on Thursday of the South African Labor Minister, Mildred Oliphant, has raised…