Africa

We asked Italy for arms too, says Libya’s GNA PM Serraj

ROME, Dec 23 (NNN-ANSA) — Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, whose Tripoli-based administration is recognised…

Jailed for serious charges, S. African king released

Photo courtesy of Abathembu kingdom Facebook page     JOHANNESBURG, Dec 23 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — A local South African monarch who had been…

18 Indians Kidnapped By Pirates Near Nigerian Coast Released

NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (NNN-PTI) – Eighteen Indians, who were kidnapped by pirates near the Nigerian coast, had been released,…

DR Congo most displacement-affected country in Africa: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — With more than five million displaced people, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…

Turkey’s First National Submarine Taken Into Pool

ISTANBUL, Dec 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s first home-made submarine was taken into pool, to continue its construction in the northwestern…

Tunisian PM-designate expects to form new government soon

TUNIS, Dec 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli said on Sunday that Tunisia will have a new government…

Libya’s east-based army allows 3 more days for Misurata fighters to withdraw

TRIPOLI, Dec 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The east-based Libyan army said that it has allowed three more days for fighters from…

Five arrested for attack on mosques in Ethiopia’s Amhara region

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people suspected of burning down four mosques in Ethiopia’s Amhara region have been…

Cameroon separatists dismiss ‘Anglophone special status’, insist on independence

YAOUNDE, Dec 23 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Armed separatist movements in Cameroon have dismissed the approval of a spacial status to Anglophone…

Mali conflict: Pres Macron says 33 ‘terrorists’ killed by French troops

ABIDJAN, Dec 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French forces have killed 33 militants in an operation in Mali, according to President Emmanuel…