Africa

India: 15 foreign envoys visit J&K at government invitation

 A security vehicle escort the cavalcade of ambassadors in Srinagar SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A delegation of 16 New Delhi-based envoys and other…

Uganda: 6 killed, 3 injured after building collapses in capital Kampala

The building under construction which caved in killing six people in Kansanga, Kampala KAMPALA, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six workers…

Nigeria: Stop seeing acts of terror as ‘religious war’ – Pres Buhari

ABUJA, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Muhammadu Buhari charged Nigerians to be united in their resolve to fight terrorism and…

WHO: 6,000 deaths recorded in 2019 following measles epidemic in DR Congo

UNICEF: A mother holds her 3-month-old baby as he receives a vaccination against measles at a health centre in Lubumbashi…

Libya’s Higher Council of State recommends government to cut relations with UAE

TRIPOLI, Jan 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Higher Council of State of Libya, an advisory body, on Tuesday recommended the UN-backed…

UN says no exodus of civilians from Sirte, envoy concerned about Libyans

Pic: UN Libya UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — One day after the east-based Libyan National Army (LNA) said it…

Kenya: Four civilians killed in al Shabaab attack on telecom mast

Al Shabab militants NAIROBI, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four Kenyan civilians were killed in a gunfight between police and al…

European powers reject Turkey’s decision to send troops to Libya

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Top European diplomats emerged from a Tuesday meeting saying…

Togo: Pres Gnassingbé to seek another term, hoping to extend family’s decades-long rule

LOME, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbe confirmed his candidacy for elections next month that look set to…

Liberia: Thousands protest against Pres George Weah’s poor handling of economy

The opposition is demanding greater financial accountability MONROVIA, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of people have marched through the streets…