‘Locust swarm’ forces Ethiopian Airlines plane to divert
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A swarm of what appeared to be locusts forced a passenger plane off its…
Son of noted Muslim preacher shot in South Africa
Islamic Preacher Youssef Ahmed Deedat DURBAN, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A South African activist and son of a deceased prominent…
UN: Armed group frees kidnapped hostages in Nigeria
ABUJA, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An armed group has released three aid workers and other civilians who had been held…
US indicts Malian over deadly 2016 attacks in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Justice Department unveiled murder and conspiracy charges Thursday against a Malian who played…
Lesotho: PM Thabane to resign over alleged links to wife’s murder
MASARU, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has bowed to pressure to step down over evidence allegedly…
Mali: Inter-ethnic attack kills 15 in Fulani village
BAMAKO, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifteen people were killed in an attack on a Fulani village in central Mali, security…
Guinea protesters ‘burn down police stations’
Police have been accused of killing 20 people since the protests started BISSAU, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters in Guinea…
Nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast in 2020
TRIPOLI, Jan 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants have been rescued…
Libya: Turkey says ready to act against rebel commander Haftar if attacks continue
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ANKARA, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey will not refrain from “teaching a lesson” to Khalifa Haftar…
US presses Sudan for reparations to terror victims
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States warned Sudan that payment of reparations for victims of terrorism is a…