UN Urges Somalia To Step Up Fight Against Graft
MOGADISHU, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN senior envoy in Somalia, called on the government to enhance fight against corruption, which…
Libya’s UN-backed gov’t to investigate into “mistreatment” of captured east-based army pilot
TRIPOLI, Dec 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Interior Minister of the UN-backed government of Libya, Fathi Bashagha, issued Sunday an order…
Rwanda begins vaccinating against Ebola
KIGALI, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Rwanda on Sunday started a voluntary Ebola vaccination programme at its border with the Democratic Republic…
Uganda landslides: More bodies recovered as toll increases to 13
KAMPALA, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight more bodies have been recovered in Bududa and Sironko districts following landslides in Uganda’s…
Al-Shabaab kills 10 bus passengers in Kenyan border town
Al-Shabaab has targeted Kenya many times since the country joined a regional peacekeeping force to fight the militants WAJIR (Kenya),…
Ethiopia, UN join hands to find durable solutions to displacement crisis
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 9 (NNN-XINHUA) –The Ethiopian government and humanitarian partners have launched a national initiative, dubbed Durable Solutions Initiative…
Libyan UN-backed gov’t forces announce downing of east-based army’s fighter jet
TRIPOLI, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The forces of Libya’s UN-backed government announced that they shot down a fighter jet belonging…
Gambian president vows to punish traffickers after boat disaster
BANJUL, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gambian President Adama Barrow has pledged to punish human traffickers following the deaths of dozens…
South Africa: Four dead after rock collapse at gold mine
PRETORIA, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four mine workers were killed and one was seriously injured after a rock fall at…
Uganda floods: At least 16 people dead – Red Cross
Red Cross volunteers are assisting with relief and recovery efforts in Uganda KAMPALA, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flooding in Uganda…