Nigeria: Border closure will create jobs in textile industry – Pres Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration was making effort to expand the…
Tropical storm to hit northern Somalia, UN issues alert
MOGADISHU, Oct 31 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The United Nations food agency warned against imminent tropical storm heading to northern Somalia, more…
Zimbabwe hikes fuel price as inflation rockets
HARARE, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s energy regulator has raised the price of fuel by 12%, the second increase this…
Burundi records over 7 million malaria cases in 2019 – WHO
WHO: Malaria killed nearly 2,700 people this year in Burundi GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The World Health Organization says…
South African police clash with protesting asylum-seekers
CAPE TOWN, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African police arrested around 100 foreign nationals occupying an office building in Cape…
Aid workers killed in South Sudan: UN
JUBA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s migration agency says three of its aid workers have been killed in fighting…
Guinea-Bissau president names new PM but old one refuses to go
BISSAU, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea-Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz named a new prime minister but his sacked predecessor refused…
Mozambique’s main opposition party appeals election result
President Filipe Nyusi MAPUTO, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique’s main opposition party Renamo appealed the result of the Oct 15…
South Sudan’s Machar urges delay to unity government as peace efforts stall
JUBA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan’s main opposition accused the government of failing to push through a peace deal…
Climate-fuelled flooding to imperil 300 million by 2050: Scientists
PARIS, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coastal areas currently home to 300million people will be vulnerable by 2050 to flooding made…