Nearly 7,000 people have fled Niger region hit by Daesh attack: UNHCR
NIAMEY, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 7,000 people have fled the region in western Niger where militant fighters killed 89…
Cameroon: Over 20 abducted school children rescued in troubled Anglophone region
YAOUNDE, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroonian troops rescued 24 school children held hostage by armed separatists in the country’s restive…
Libya: Rockets target airport ahead of regional peace talks
TRIPOLI, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rocket fire targeted the Libyan capital’s sole functioning airport on Wednesday, dealing another setback to…
Nigeria quarantines 292 people after Lassa fever deaths
Good hygiene to discourage rodents from entering homes is recommended to prevent Lassa outbreaks ABUJA, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities…
Boko Haram beheads Christian leader in Nigeria
ABUJA, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of a Christian leader in northern Nigeria.Reverend Lawan…
Algeria to host six African foreign ministers on Libya conflict
Haftar’s battle for Tripoli has displaced tens of thousands of people ALGIERS, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria will host foreign…
At least 15 people dead as boat capsizes in DR Congo: Mayor
A boat capsized KINSHASA, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 15 people died after a boat capsized in a lake…
Burkina FASO: Militants kill 36 civilians in market attack
OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty-six civilians were killed in Burkina Faso on Monday in what the government called a…
Rwanda to scrap visa fees for over 90 countries
President Kagame speaks at King’s College, London International School for Government LONDON, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rwanda is considering scrapping…
Sudan’s starving lions getting help
KHARTOUM, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The starving lions at the Dinder park in Sudan, whose photos caused an online outcry…