Libya’s eastern army attacks UN-backed government forces in Sirte
TRIPOLI, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The east-based army of Libya on Tuesday announced launching airstrikes on positions of the rival…
South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar say they will form government
JUBA, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed to form…
Rwanda evacuates 6,000 residents from areas threatened by heavy rains
KIGALI, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Rwandan government on said it has evacuated close to 6,000 residents from high-risk zones in different parts of the…
French Pres Macron’s West Africa visit: Ivory Coast, Niger lined up (Dec 20 – 22)
Emmanuel Macron PARIS, Dec 19 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — French President Emmanuel Macron is set to undertake a two-nation tour of West…
UK and US call for more action to end Sahel conflict
The leaders of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK and the…
Nigerian church set ablaze over missing child
The child allegedly went missing from the church last month ABUJA, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters have set ablaze a…
Nearly 700,000 displaced by east DR Congo violence: MSF
GOMA (DR Congo), Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 700,000 people have been displaced by violence in eastern Democratic Republic of…
Kenya Launches Extended Railway’s Freight Service, Inland Container Depot
by Yang Zhen and Naftali Mwaura NAIROBI, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kenya launched the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cargo…
Int’l Partners Urge Somalis To Embrace Dialogue Ahead Of 2020 Polls
MOGADISHU, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – International partners called on Somalis to embrace dialogue, to agree on a way forward and…
France promises to return looted Benin statues by 2021
Three Great Royal Statues of ancient Dahomey are displayed at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris PORTO-NOVO, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES)…