President orders evacuation of South Africans from China
President Cyril Ramaphosa says they are sending a plane to fly home over 130 citizens from Wuhan PRETORIA, March 1…
Guinea-Bissau crisis deepens with two rival presidents and prime ministers
BISSAU, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea-Bissau had two presidents and two prime ministers as of Saturday (Feb 29), after Umaro…
Lebanese Minister Fahmi Arrives In Tunisia To Take Part In The Arab Interior Ministers Conference
TUNISIA, Mar 1 (NNN-TAP) – Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Mohammad Fahmi, arrived in Tunisia this afternoon, on an…
AU hands over cache of captured weapons to Somalia government
MOGADISHU, March 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said it has handed over a large cache…
Gunmen kill 10 officers in northern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen killed 10 police officers in northeastern Burkina Faso on Saturday, the latest attack in…
German President Steinmeier’s visit boosts Sudan bid against isolation
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok KHARTOUM, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s visit…
UN: DR Congo signs ‘peace’ deal with armed group in east
Endless armed conflicts in DR Congo have displaced thousands of people KINSHASA, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Congolese government has…
Cameroon’s ruling party retains absolute majority after contentious election
President Paul Biya YAOUNDE, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Paul Biya’s party has retained an absolute majority in Cameroon’s parliament,…
Nigeria: Coronavirus patient attempts to escape from isolation centre
LAGOS, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The 44-year-old Italian who tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria on Thursday attempted to escape…
Togo’s Faure gets AU nod despite protests
President Faure Gnassingbe (right) shakes hand with people queuing to vote in Kara LOME, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Togo’s constitutional…