Gambians protest to push for fresh elections
Gambians are angry at President Adama Barrow’s turn-around on promise to call elections BANJUL, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of…
IMF resumes lending to DR Congo
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the release of about $368m to the Democratic…
FAO chief calls for action to improve food security in Africa
A food security session at the annual World Youth Forum in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt…
UN envoy says West Africa “shaken by unprecedented violence”
A young girl drinks water in the Bakassi IDP camp, in Maiduguri, Nigeria UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The…
US slaps sanctions on two South Sudan ministers over peace delay
US slaps sanctions on two S.Sudan ministers over peace delay WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions…
India says 20 crew kidnapped from tanker off West Africa
An oil tanker NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India’s foreign ministry said that 20 of its nationals had been…
South Africa still far away from true reconciliation: Pres Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa CAPE TOWN, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — South Africa still has much further to go before achieving true…
Libya: Eastern-based army’s airstrikes destroys military equipment of UN-backed government in Misurata
TRIPOLI, Dec 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — The eastern-based army of Libya on Monday announced launching airstrikes on location in Misurata city,…
Militants kill 22 in eastern Congo despite claims of security progress
GOMA (DR Congo), Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected militiamen killed at least 22 people overnight in eastern Democratic Republic of…
Top tech firms sued over DR Congo cobalt mining deaths
Artisanal mining is common in DR Congo as people do it as a means to make a living COLUMBIA (Ohio,…