Nigeria Releases 223 Children Cleared Of Suspected Ties With Armed Groups

ABUJA, Mar 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 223 children, including 10 girls, have recently been cleared of suspected ties with armed groups in Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said. The children were released from the Nigerian army administrative custody and Maiduguri Maximum Security Prison, in the northeastern part…

Algeria, Spain Deny Reports On Maritime Border Disputes

ALGIERS, Mar 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Algerian Foreign Minister, Sabri Boukadoum, denied reports alleging that it has disputes with Spain, over maritime borders. “The reports that alleged the two Mediterranean nations have had problems over maritime frontiers and islands are mere lies,” Boukadoum said, at a press conference with visiting Spanish…

Libya shifts flights from Tripoli to Misrata amid heavier bombing

Misurata International Airport TRIPOLI, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The only functioning airport in the Libyan capital said that it was shifting all flights to the town of Misrata due to shelling in the area following an escalation in fighting over recent days. Rocket fire and shelling towards the airport ramped up…

Thousands displaced in renewed South Sudan clashes

JUBA, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violence has forced thousands of people to flee their homes in South Sudan’s Jonglei state – an area which has suffered repeated communal clashes.The medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières, says it is treating victims of gunshot wounds who have walked through the night to reach…

Libyan Cities and Tribes Conference rejects military rule

TRIPOLI, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Libyan Cities and Tribes Conference has called for rejecting the militarization of the state and the tribe or one-man rule, stressing the need for building state institutions and ending conflicts.The conference called for an intra-Libyan dialogue and building state security and military institutions based…

Nigeria revives international fishing festival to boost tourism

ABUJA, March 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigeria is reviving its globally-recognized intangible cultural heritage Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival after a 10-year hiatus to boost tourism, the government said. International festivals such as the forthcoming Argungu festival “are part of the creative industry which is one of the areas the…

South Africa: President Ramaphosa saddened by horrific bus crash – 25 dead, 61 injured

PRETORIA, March 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — South African President Cyril expressed his profound sadness and concern at a horrific bus crash that claimed at least 25 lives and injured 61 others. “This tragedy leaves our country deeply saddened and forces us to focus yet again on the need for transport providers…

Ethiopia intensifies coronavirus prevention efforts with WHO help

ADDIS ABABA, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ethiopian government has formed a national ministerial committee that will closely monitor ongoing efforts to contain a potential COVID-19 outbreak in Ethiopia. According to a statement issued by the Ethiopian Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the decision to assemble the high-level ministerial committee was…

Nile Dam: Ethiopia says US view “totally unacceptable”

ADDIS ABABA, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Ethiopia has said the US position on the controversial Nile River mega-dam project is “totally unacceptable”. The US is negotiating between Ethiopia and Egypt in the ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that some fear could lead to war. Ethiopia accused the US of overstepping…

Somalia to re-establish financial relations with World Bank

Shillings and dollars. MOGADISHU, March 4 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors has moved toward normalizing its relations with the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) after thirty years.This will open up opportunities for Somalia to access concessional financing from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA)…
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