Africa

Zimbabwe: 2 illegal gold miners killed, 20 trapped after shaft collapses

HARARE, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two gold miners died and 20 others trapped underground in Zimbabwe after a shaft collapsed…

Celebrating economic recovery: South Sudan to launch first oil, gas bidding round in March

A worker walks by an oil well at the Toma South oil field, South Sudan JUBA, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Russia blocks UN draft resolution on Libya over ‘mercenary’

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia blocked a UN draft resolution on Libya due to inclusion of the word…

7 dead in Congo fever outbreak in Mali

BAMAKO, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven people have died in an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, also known as Congo…

South Sudan: National campaign helps over 700,000 children enroll back in school

JUBA, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — South Sudanese government and multilateral partners on Thursday launched a national campaign that will see…

Algerian leader pardons more than 6,000 prisoners in conciliatory gesture

ALGIERS, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday pardoned more than 6,000 prisoners, extending a process of…

South African national parks declare war on poachers

Hunter Mitchell, South African conservationist taking a rhino for a walk, in Cape Town JOHANNESBURG, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — South…

Lesotho: First Lady Maesaiah Thabane formally charged with murdering rival

First Lady Maesaiah Thabane  MASERU, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho has been formally charged in court…

Ethiopian Airlines, Sanad Agree To Cooperate On Maintenance, Repair, Overall Business

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 6 (NNN-ENA) – The Ethiopian Airlines and Sanad Aerotech signed an agreement on creating a maintenance, repair,…

Hundreds Of Tunisians Rally In Protest Against U.S. Mideast Peace Plan

TUNIS, Feb 6 (NNN-TAP) – Hundreds of Tunisians, on Wednesday, marched in the centre of the capital Tunis, in protest…