Africa

Sudan hands death penalty to 27 for torturing, killing protester

People celebrate first anniversary of the uprising that toppled long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir KHARTOUM, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court…

Egypt, France Agree To Intensify Cooperation For Political Solution To Libyan Crisis

CAIRO, Dec 31 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, agreed to intensify cooperation…

Turkey evacuate wounded after deadly Mogadishu blast

MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Turkish military cargo plane landed in the Somali capital to evacuate people badly wounded…

UN Security Council condemns terror attack in Somalia

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Saturday’s terrorist attack in Somali capital Mogadishu…

Three killed by train in Morocco

RABAT, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Three people died Sunday night after being struck by a train in the suburb of…

Latest deadly airstrike hits Libya’s Tripoli

A Libyan boy looks at a destroyed building after an airstrike in east of Tripoli TRIPOLI, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) —…

Greece ‘wants a say’ in Libya peace process: PM

ATHENS/ANKARA/TRIPOLI, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greece wants to be included in UN-sponsored talks in January on the Libya conflict, Prime…

US strikes in Somalia kill four militants: AFRICOM

WASHINGTON/MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military launched airstrikes against the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia on Sunday, US…

Somalia forms emergency response team after deadly Mogadishu attack

MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Somali government has announced a national-level response committee to handle the aftermath of a…

Algeria appoints university professor Abdelaziz Djerad as prime minister

Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad was tasked with forming Algeria’s next government ALGIERS, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on…