Africa

US Sec of State Pompeo wraps up visit to Senegal; next Angola

DAKAR, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up a visit to Senegal on Sunday, where…

Algerian government meets with local governors to build “new Algeria”

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ALGIERS, Feb 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Algerian government started on Sunday a two-day meeting themed “For…

US Pres Trump calls for Russia to stop backing Syrian ‘atrocities’

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian…

14 children among up to 22 dead in Cameroon massacre: UN

LIBREVILLE, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A massacre in an anglophone region of Cameroon left up to 22 villagers dead including…

Second wave of locust invasion to hit East Africa in two months: Kenya’s Agri Ministry

NAIROBI, Feb 17 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — East African countries should brace themselves for a second round of invasion by the desert…

Somalia dismisses Amnesty report, denies gagging media

MOGADISHU, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Federal Government of Somalia has dismissed an Amnesty International report highlighting increased cases of…

Burundi: Over 6,000 bodies found in mass graves

A Burundian worker extracts the skull of an unidentified person from a mass grave in the Bukirasazi hill in Karusi…

Nigerian immigrants to Canada tripled since 2015

OTTAWA, Feb 17 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — For the fifth year in a row, more Nigerians emigrated to Canada than the year…

Death Toll Of Attack On Ogossagou Village In Central Mali Rises To 31: Official

BAMAKO, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from Friday’s attack on the Fulani village of Ogossagou in central Mali,…

Tunisian PM-Designate Unveils Line-up Of New Gov’t

TUNIS, Feb 16 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian Prime Minister-designate, Elyes Fakhfakh, announced, on Saturday, the lineup of his proposed government. The…