Turkish airliner makes emergency landing in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — A Turkish airline’s passenger plane TK45 en route from Cape Town to Istanbul made an…
Sudan: 18 killed in military plane crash in West Darfur
18 people killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed in West Darfur KHARTOUM, Jan 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — A Sudanese…
Greece, Cyprus, Israel condemn Turkey’s decision to deploy troops in Libya
ATHENS, Jan 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Greece, Cyprus and Israel condemned Turkish parliament’s approval of troop deployment in war-torn Libya. “This…
Sudan: More than 20 dead, many displaced after violence in West Darfur
KHARTOUM, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 24 people were confirmed killed after a camp for internally displaced people was…
Guinea-Bissau: Former PM Embalo wins presidential election
BISSAU, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Cissoko Embalo has been elected president after winning a run-off…
US warns Turkey against ‘interference’ after Libya vote
ANKARA, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey’s parliament has approved thedeployment of troops to Libya aimed at shoring up the UN-backed…
UN agency pinpoints African nations as world’s worst 2020 hunger spots
GENEVA, Jan 3 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Zimbabwe, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central Sahel region dominate the…
Nigerian troops kill several Boko Haram fighters, rescue 165 hostages in Borno
File photo ABUJA, Jan 3 (NNN-NAN) — The Nigerian Army said that its troops have killed several Boko Haram/Islamic State…
Nigeria: Pres Buhari pledges to leave office in 2023
President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Jan 3 (NNN-NAN) — President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his intention not to contest the 2023…
Climate change has brought parts of Zambia to the brink of famine
LUSAKA, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambia is wrestling with a devastating drought caused, according to experts, by a dramatic shift…