Africa

South Africa Stun Hosts Egypt 1-0 To Enter AFCON Last 8

CAIRO, Egypt, July 7 (NNN-MENA) – South Africa stunned hosts Egypt 1-0, to reach the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)…

Sudan’s Military Council Urges National Unity To Achieve Stability, Renaissance

KHARTOUM, Sudan, July 7 (NNN-SUNA) – Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC), Mohamed Hamdan Daqlu, urged Sudanese political…

Botswana: Pres Masisi’s safety under threat – top security official

GABORONE, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi is under constant threat and security forces have taken measures to…

Cuban doctors abducted in Kenya alive: health minister

HAVANA, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two Cuban doctors abducted along Kenya’s troubled border with Somalia in April are alive, Cuban…

Cameroon, Nigeria agree to bolster cooperation against transborder terrorism

YAOUNDE, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cameroon and Nigeria agreed to take further measures to boost multifaceted cooperation in fighting against…

Ethiopia to sell minority stake in telecom, issue licenses: minister

ADDIS ABABA, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia said it would granttwo telecom licenses to private firms and sell a minority…

Sudan protesters hail landmark deal with generals

KHARTOUM, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Crowds of jubilant Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum to celebrate a landmark deal between…

Nigeria to seize US$40 million of jewellery, gold iPhone from ex-minister

ABUJA, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Nigerian court has ordered the imminent seizure of US$40 million worth of jewellery and…

Malta heads off crisis with Italy migrant swap

ROME, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malta heads off the latest standoff between a charity rescue ship in the Mediterranean and Italy’s…

Guinea-Bissau names gender-par cabinet after Ethiopia, South Africa

BISSAU, July 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The gender-parity cabinet has reached West Africa with the new government in Guinea-Bissau boasting as…