Chinese peacekeepers leave for South Sudan on one-year mission
SHIJIAZHUANG, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — A contingent of 240 Chinese peacekeepers left Zhangjiakou, a city in northern China’s Hebei Province,…
South Africa: Parliament concerned over financial impact on SAA due to strike
Unions of South African Airways workers protesting planned job cuts JOHANNESBURG, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Chairperson of the Portfolio…
Nigerian troops overcome Boko Haram ambush in northern state
ABUJA, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nigerian troops in the northeast region of the country encountered an ambush by terror group…
Ethiopian police nab U.S. national over smuggling of cocaine
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Ethiopian government has arrested a U.S. national suspected of smuggling 5.2-kg of cocaine…
US slaps travel ban on Kenya’s ex-attorney general
Amos Wako WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US State Department has barred Kenya’s former attorney general Amos Wako from…
Germany hosts African leaders for business summit
President Paul Kagame, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Cyril Ramaphosa BERLIN, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leaders of 12…
Nigerian scammer ‘pulls off $1m heist’ from prison: Officials
Convicted internet fraudster Hope Olusegun Aroke LAGOS, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A convicted internet fraudster has been placed under investigation…
Armed group ‘launch attack on Burundi from Rwanda
There have been tense relations between the neighbours since Burundi’s political crisis in 2015 BUJUMBURA/KIGALI, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi’s…
WHO to tackle worldwide outbreak of dengue
A worker uses fogging machine during fumigation operation to eradicate the mosquito menace GENEVA, Nov 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dengue is…
Calls emerge for privatizing South African national carrier amid intensified strike
CAPE TOWN, Nov 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Calls emerged for privatizing debt-ridden South African Airways (SAA), the national flag carrier being…