Africa

Sudan to send troops to West Darfur to tackle local tribal conflict

KHARTOUM, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudan decided to send troops to West Darfur State to contain the eruption of tribal…

Uganda plans to borrow nearly $2 bln to fund 2020/21 budget: Finance Ministry

Uganda shillings. KAMPALA, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda said it plans to borrow 6.9 trillion shillings ($1.89 billion) from external…

DR Congo: Rebels ‘hack civilians to death’ in attack

KINSHASA, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 23 people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in…

Guinea-Bissau presidential election run-off: Embalo claims victory, Pereira urges caution

Official results for the Guinea-Bissau election are expected on Jan 1 BISSAU, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Domingos…

Sudan hands death penalty to 27 for torturing, killing protester

People celebrate first anniversary of the uprising that toppled long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir KHARTOUM, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court…

Egypt, France Agree To Intensify Cooperation For Political Solution To Libyan Crisis

CAIRO, Dec 31 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, agreed to intensify cooperation…

Turkey evacuate wounded after deadly Mogadishu blast

MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Turkish military cargo plane landed in the Somali capital to evacuate people badly wounded…

UN Security Council condemns terror attack in Somalia

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Saturday’s terrorist attack in Somali capital Mogadishu…

Three killed by train in Morocco

RABAT, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Three people died Sunday night after being struck by a train in the suburb of…

Latest deadly airstrike hits Libya’s Tripoli

A Libyan boy looks at a destroyed building after an airstrike in east of Tripoli TRIPOLI, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) —…