Senegal’s president defends criminalisation of homosexuality
Pres Macky Sall DAKAR, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Macky Sall defended the country’s criminalisation of homosexuality, telling visiting Canadian…
Libyan east-based army denies blocking UN planes
Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar TRIPOLI, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The east-based Libyan National Army (LNA) denied blocking United Nations planes…
Algeria military court affirms jail term for Bouteflika’s brother, others
Said Bouteflika ALGIERS, Feb 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — An Algerian military court upheld the 15-year prison sentence given to the brother…
Thousands flee Cameroon after upsurge in conflict: UN
YAOUNDE, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN refugee agency says about 8,000 people have fled from Cameroon into Nigeria in…
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…