Somalia army ‘seizes sheep and weapons from al-Shabaab’
MOGADISHU, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cache of weapons and 300 animals were seized from militant group al-Shabaab in an…
Mozambique counts votes after polls seen as test of peace deal
People casting their votes in the presidential, parliamentary and provincial election MAPUTO, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vote counting has begun…
Nigeria borders to remain closed until 2020 despite protests
Nigerian government insists on closing borders with neighbouring countries until 2020 despite protests ABUJA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s land…
DR Congo: Four bodies pulled from plane crash wreckage carrying presidential staff
KINSHASA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four unidentified bodies have been found in DR Congo amid the wreckage of a plane…
Mozambique votes in high-stakes election
Mozambican national civil society election observers are issued ID vests MAPUTO, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambicans voted on Tuesday in…
More than 100 illegal immigrants deported from Libya
TRIPOLI, Oct 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s Immigration Control Department in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday announced the deportation…
Libya’s UN-backed government condemns deadly airstrike in Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Oct 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s UN-backed government late Monday condemned an airstrike that hit a house in the capital…
Nigerian state enlists hunters in Boko Haram fight
MAIDUGURI (Nigeria), Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Nigerian hunters, armed with charmed amulets and intimate knowledge of harsh terrain,…
Several killed in Guinea protests against constitution change
CONAKRY, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five people have been killed in Guinea during demonstrations called to oppose a possible change…
Nigerian police rescue 67 from ‘inhuman’ conditions at Islamic ‘school’, second rescue in a month
Pictured are some of the rescued captives ABUJA, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in northern Nigeria rescued nearly 70 men…