Family of 16 burned to death in Nigeria attack
ABUJA, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Reports from Nigeria say 16 members of the same family have been burned to death…
Ethiopia: MPs pass ‘controversial’ fake news, hate speech law
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) –Ethiopia’s parliament, the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR), has passed a law aimed at combating…
Blast shuts oil pipeline feeding Nigeria’s Brass oil exports: officials
ABUJA, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria forced the local subsidiary of Italian oil major Eni…
Sudan agrees to compensate families of USS Cole victims: state news agency
The Oct 12, 2000 attack in the Yemeni port of Aden killed 17 United States sailors and wounded dozens of…
Malawi leader loses election court challenge
President Peter Mutharika LILONGWE, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Constitutional Court in Malawi has rejected an appeal, brought by President…
WHO extends emergency status of Ebola in DR Congo
Ebola outbreak GENEVA, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has extended its global emergency designation for the…
IOM says over 650,000 illegal immigrants currently in Libya
TRIPOLI, Feb 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that there are over 650,000 illegal immigrants currently…
Critical support for former child soldiers in South Sudan at risk from lack of funding: UNICEF
Children just released from an armed group in Pibor show off their new backpacks JUBA, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UNICEF…
UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for lasting ceasefire in Libya
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution on Libya confirming the conclusions…
UNICEF “saddened” by injury of 3 children in Libya blast
TRIPOLI, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) deplored the injury of three children in a blast…