Africa

Palestine Slams Netanyahu’s Meeting With Sudanese Leader

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 4 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine slammed the meeting between Israeli prime minister and Sudanese leader in Uganda, an…

Shocking! Peter Obi Reveals Number Of Nigerians Living In Poverty

ABUJA, Feb 4 (NNN-NAIJA) – Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, says, 98 million people are living under poverty…

Update: Burkina Faso to arm civilians against militants

A remote village in northern Burkina Faso under threat from violence OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in Burkina…

Algeria, Tunisia discuss Libyan crisis, bilateral cooperation

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (L) with Tunisian President Kais Saied in Algiers ALGIERS, Feb 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid…

Zimbabwe govt – civil servants reach 140% salary hike deal

HARARE, Feb 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Zimbabwean government and civil servants have reached an agreement for the immediate increase of…

Kidnapping of students sparks anti-government protests in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several thousand protesters took to the streets in Ethiopian…

Somalia declares ‘national emergency’ over locust plague

Desert locusts’ destructive infestations cause significant crop damage and hunger MOGADISHU, Feb 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Somalia declared the invasion of…

Gunmen kill 20 civilians in latest attack in Burkina Faso

The attack took place in the north of the country OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  As many as 20 civilians…

Tanzania mourns as 20 killed in church stampede and 20 others died in ongoing rains

Popular preacher, Boniface Mwamposa DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania president John Magufuli mourned death of at least…

Nine illegal miners from Lesotho stoned to death by rivals in South Africa – Police

Thousands of illegal miners, known as “zama-zamas” – which means “those who try their luck” in Zulu – operate in…