Africa

Norway to take 600 Libya evacuees from Rwanda camp

FILE PHOTO: An illegal African migrant prays at a detention camp in Tripoli, Libya KIGALI/OSLO, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Norway…

Niger: 63 ‘terrorists’, 25 others killed in army base attack – defence ministry

NIAMEY, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavily armed assailants stormed a military base in Niger on Thursday killing 25 people and…

Libya Conflict: Turkey And Russia Call For Ceasefire

ISTANBUL, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have called for a ceasefire to end…

Zimbabwe: Striking junior doctors bury hatchet, resume work

HARARE, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Junior doctors have ended their more than hundred days industrial action and have resumed their…

River Nile dam: Talks fail to solve water dispute

Construction the Grand Renaissance Dam start in 2011 ADDIS ABABA, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A major meeting on the future…

Italy contributes US$ 610,000 to help drought hit Zambia

UN World Food Program LUSAKA, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €500,000…

Killing of political activists: US imposes sanctions on South Sudan’s First Vice President

South Sudanese First Vice President Taban Deng Gai WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States Treasury Department imposed individual…

UN warns of ‘devastating surge’ of attacks in Sahel region

The military campaign against attacks started more than six years ago UNITED NATIONS, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Sahel region…

Cosmetics hidden in fake baby: Uganda busts smuggler from DRC

Intelligence had been gathered about the particular smuggling mode. KAMPALA, Jan 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Ugandan Revenue Authority, URA, recorded…

Global road accidents up, deaths down: data

PARIS, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Road accidents have become more frequent but less deadly over the last 30 years as…