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…
Cameroon asks UN, foreign donors to help with reconstruction
YAOUNDE, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Diplomats, U.N. agency heads, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) converged this week to discuss rebuilding towns…
Saudi Arabia Welcomes U.S., Sudan’s Decision To Exchange Envoys
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia welcomed, on Saturday, the decision of the United States and Sudan,…
Death Toll From Nairobi Building Collapse Hits Five
NAIROBI, Dec 8 (NNN-KBC) – Death toll from a building collapse in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, rose to five on…
Mauritanian coast guard intercepts boat carrying 180 migrants – IOM
NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A boat carrying up to 180 migrants was intercepted by the Mauritanian coast guard on…
DR Congo: 16 people beheaded in militia massacre
BENI (DR Congo), Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected militia fighters have decapitated 16 people in a new village massacre near…