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)…
Moroccan airline to launch 1st non-stop flights between Casablanca, Beijing
RABAT, Jan 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Moroccan national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) launched on Thursday the first non-stop flights…
US to decide on Africa presence in two months, says top officer
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Stateswill make a decision on the level of its presence in Africa, particularly…
Libya’s warring leaders eye Berlin truce talks after failure in Moscow
TRIPOLI, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar agreed “in principle” to attend a peace conference in Berlin…
‘Locust swarm’ forces Ethiopian Airlines plane to divert
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A swarm of what appeared to be locusts forced a passenger plane off its…