Africa

Libyan UN-backed gov’t calls for security, military coordination against terrorism

TRIPOLI, Feb 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s UN-backed government called for security and military coordination against terrorism and crime in the…

Cameroon: 170 students kidnapped in restive Anglophone region released

YAOUNDE, Feb 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — One hundred and 70 students and their teacher in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon…

South Africa: Four suspected poachers, staff arrested

PRETORIA, Feb 18 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African National Parks (SANParks) announced the arrest of four suspected poachers including a…

Pres Ramaphosa calls on State Security Agency to recommit to serving South Africa

PRETORIA, Feb 18 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the State Security Agency (SSA) to recommit itself to…

South Africa: Activists try to protect endangered pangolins, sought after in Asia

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As World Pangolin Day is marked around the globe, some conservationists in South Africa are…

Ivory Coast: After deadly clashes, farmers and herders try dialogue

Bouna (Ivory Coast), Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gathered under the spreading baobab tree in Danoa town square, farmers and herders…

Sudan: Lawmakers cancel meeting on constitutional changes

KHARTOUM, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Sudan’s parliamentary committee tasked with amending the constitution to allow President Omar al-Bashir to…

Kenya recalls its ambassador to Somalia as territorial row escalates

NAIROBI, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya has recalled its ambassador to Somalia after the Mogadishu government’s decision to auction oil…

Tunisian police and protesters clash after death at police station

TUNIS, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Tunisia fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who protested after a young man…

Zimbabwe: 24 bodies, 8 survivors retrieved from flooded gold mine

HARARE, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Rescue workers retrieved 24 bodies andeight survivors from two flooded gold mines in Zimbabwe whereofficials…