Africa

Deadly floods across Africa: Somalia to Cameroon, C.A.R. to Nigeria

BAMAKO, Oct 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Floods in parts of Africa are wreaking havoc with rising death tolls and damage to…

Migrants released amid fighting in Libyan capital seek refuge with U.N.

Migrants at the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency in Tajora shelter center in Tripoli TRIPOLI, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of migrants…

Guinea Bissau leader sacks gov’t prior to presidential elections

BISSAU, Oct 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Guinea-Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz dissolved the government led by Prime Minister Aristides Gomes in…

Zimbabwe to roll out new bank notes

HARARE, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe will roll out new bank notes and coins four months after it reintroduced its…

Nigeria: 150 inmates escape after prison collapsed during heavy rain

File photo ABUJA, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian authorities say more than 150 inmates have escaped from a prison…

World’s worst, best places to be a woman: study

NEW YORK, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Mali and Libya were…

13 countries cited for enabling ‘impunity’ in journalist deaths: media watchdog group

NEW YORK, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 killings of journalists are unsolved in 13 countries cited by a…

Cameroon landslide kills at least 42 people

Rescuers looking for survivors in the wake of the landslide  YAOUNDE, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 42 people were killed after…

Origin of modern humans ‘traced to Botswana’, says scientists

The landscape is much drier today GABORONE, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  A large ancient wetlands region spanning northern Botswana –…

Egypt, Germany Agree On Joint Efforts To Solve Libyan Crisis

CAIRO, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Egypt and Germany agreed on Tuesday, to intensify their efforts to reach a comprehensive solution…