At Least 16 Killed In Burkina Faso Mosque Attack
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 16 people were killed in a mosque attack, by unidentified gunmen Friday, in…
Namibia Launches Fund To Boost Infrastructure Development
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Namibia launched the Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund, aimed at mobilising financial resources for…
Measles deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo top 4,000, Unicef rushes medical kits
KINSHASA, Oct 12 (NNN-UNICEF) — UNICEF is vaccinating thousands more children against measles and rushing life-saving medicines to health centers…
Ethiopia converts former torture centre to tourist hotspot
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 12 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A palace that once housed Ethiopia’s emperors and also served as a torture site…
South Africa’s ex-president Zuma to be tried for corruption: court
Ex President Jacob Zuma PRETORIA, Oc5t 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The corruption trial of former South African former President Jacob Zuma will…
UN envoy pushes to stop ‘blatant’ embargo violations in Libya
TRIPOLI, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN envoy for Libya said he hopes an international conference next month will produce a…
Nile dam dispute: Egypt needs water, Ethiopia seeks electricity, Sudan wants both
ADDIS ABABA/CAIRO, Oct 12 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — While Egypt wants to guarantee a steady supply of water for its 100 millions…
Key issues in Mozambique election
MAPUTO, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique is due to hold presidential, provincial and legislative elections on Tuesday Oct 15, two…
Hundreds of thousands forced from homes in Burkina Faso: UN
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says more than a quarter of a million people…
Nigeria’s president demands action after ‘sex-for-grades’ film
ABUJA, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four days after a BBC Africa Eye documentary was broadcast revealing cases of sexual harassment…