Africa

Turkey ready to give any military support Libya needs – Pres Erdogan

Turkish President President Tayyip Erdogan ISTANBUL, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is ready to provide Tripoli…

Botswana bans hunters after killing of research elephant

Botswana’s government has revoked the licences of two professional hunters who shot dead a research elephant and then destroyed its…

West African leaders meet over Niger Army Base attack

Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou received the bodies of the dead soldiers on Friday  NIAMEY, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Leaders from west African countries…

Kenya: Newly married couple commits suicide over wedding debt; blame guests for coming without gifts

In a letter, they blamed those who attended their wedding without gifts NAIROBI, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Kenyan families…

Sudan: Ousted Pres Bashir gets two years’ detention for corruption

KHARTOUM, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s former president Omar al-Bashir was sentenced to two years’ detention in a correctional centre…

62 Arrested For Illegal Mining In Ghana

ACCRA, Dec 15 (NNN-GNA) – Police said Saturday that, 62 people were arrested, on suspicion of illegal mining, at the…

Morocco Seizes 650 Kg Of Cannabis

RABAT, Dec 15 (NNN-MAP) – Moroccan security services, said that, it had seized 650 kg of cannabis, in the southern…

Ugandan President Reshuffles Cabinet

KAMPALA, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, reshuffled his cabinet, dropping some ministers and appointing new ones. Museveni…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa Urges Enhanced Productivity To Grow Economy

HARARE, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, urged Zimbabweans to work hard and increase land production to grow…

UN agencies return home 5,087 Somali refugees from Yemen in 2 years

IOM and UNHCR have helped over 5,000 Somali refugees return home from Yemen via Aden port since 2017 MOGADISHU, Dec…