Benin asks EU to replace ambassador accused of ‘subversive’ activities
COTONOU, Nov 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Benin called on the European Union (EU) to send a new ambassador to the West…
43 refugees evacuated from Libya to Niger
TRIPOLI, Nov 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said that 43 refugees have…
Turkey and Libya sign deal on maritime zones in the Mediterranean
ISTANBUL, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey and Libya’s internationally recognized government have signed an agreement on maritime boundaries in the…
UNHCR welcomes Somalia’s ratification of treaty to protect displaced people
MOGADISHU, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN refugee agency welcomed Somalia’s ratification of an Africa-wide treaty on the protection of…
Eight detained in Gabon anti-graft crackdown
LIBREVILLE, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil-rich Gabon has detained eightpeople for theft and money-laundering as the government intensifies acrackdown on…
Sudan adopts law to dissolve Bashir party, ‘dismantle’ regime
KHARTOUM, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s new authorities ordered that the party of ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir be dissolved and…
Zimbabwe ‘slowly approaching man-made starvation’: UN expert
Drought conditions in Zimbabwe have meant that farmers have not been able to grow enough food HARARE, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
DR Congo: Armed men killed Ebola workers in restive region
Ebola health workers in Congo KINSHASA, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three health workers fighting to curb the spread of the…
250,000 people affected by Djibouti flash floods – UN, govt
DJIBOUTI, Nov 29 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Flash flooding has hit the small but strategic East African nation of Djibouti, where the…
Ex-PMs of Guinea-Bissau in presidential runoff slated for Dec 29, Pres Vaz eliminated after coming in distant fourth
Domingos Simoes Pereira (Left) and Umaro Cissoko Embalo to contest presidential run-off BISSAU, Nov 29 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Two former Guinea-Bissau…