Africa

47 Nigerian men plead not guilty to homosexuality charge

LAGOS, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forty-seven Nigerian men pleaded innocent to a charge of public displays of affection with members…

US state department warns against travel to Burkina Faso

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US State Department has urged Americans not to travel to Burkina Faso, which has…

Uganda deports 32 Rwandans for illegal entry

KAMPALA, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty-two Rwandans who were arrested in west Uganda, in an operation against people accused of…

Zambia court sentences two men to 15 years for gay sex

LUSAKA, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A high court in Zambia has sentenced two men to 15 years in jail after…

UN launches probe after peacekeepers suspected in DR Congo protest death

GOMA (DR Congo), Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN peacekeeping mission inDR Congo said it was launching a probe after…

Production resumes at strife-hit Libya oilfield

TRIPOLI, Nov 29 (NNN0-AGENCIES) — Libya’s National Oil Company said production had resumed at a key field in the southwest…

WHO, UNICEF evacuate 76 staff from Ebola teams in Congo due to insecurity

GENEVA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) evacuated dozens of their…

Floods kill at least 39 in Congolese capital Kinshasa

KINSHASA, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 39 people died in flooding on Tuesday in Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of…

Nigerian prison chief arrested after $1m scam

Hope Olusegun Aroke is serving a 24-year prison sentence ABUJA, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of a maximum-security jail…

South Africa: Eskom will continue to be owned by government – Pres Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa LIMPOPO (South Africa), Nov 27 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that the South African government’s…