Sudanese envoy asks UN Security Council to review Darfur sanctions
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday asked the Security Council to…
Sudan’s leader calls for support by Arab countries
Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan KHARTOUM, Dec 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah…
EU removes Gabon from Euro airspace blacklist after 11 years
BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Gabonese airlines have been removed from an European Union blacklist that meant that flights from…
Visa on arrival for all Africans entering Nigeria, starting January 2020
ABUJA, Dec 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Nigeria will issue visas on arrival for all African passport holders effective January 2020, president…
Immediate action needed as millions face hunger in Southern Africa, warns the Red Cross
GENEVA, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hunger is threatening the lives of 11 million people in Southern Africa due to deepening…
Libya: Flights resume at Mitiga airport in Tripoli
After a three month closure and upgrade and renovation, Tripoli’s Mitiga airport reopens TRIPOLI, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mitiga, the…
South Africa: State-owned utility Eskom aims to stabilise grid by end-March after blackouts – Pres Ramaphosa
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s state utility Eskom will work to stabilise the national power grid by the…
Polls close in Algeria election denounced by protesters as ‘sham’
Security forces surround protesters in central Algiers ALGIERS, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Polls have closed in Algeria where a contentious presidential…
ICJ: Suu Kyi slammed for ‘silence’ over Myanmar genocide claims
File photo THE HAGUE, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Gambia hit out at Aung San Suu Kyi’s “silence” over the…
Five killed in Kenya bus crash, 62 injured
NAIROBI, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people have died and dozens others have been injured after two buses collided in…