Nigerian church set ablaze over missing child
The child allegedly went missing from the church last month ABUJA, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters have set ablaze a…
Nearly 700,000 displaced by east DR Congo violence: MSF
GOMA (DR Congo), Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 700,000 people have been displaced by violence in eastern Democratic Republic of…
Kenya Launches Extended Railway’s Freight Service, Inland Container Depot
by Yang Zhen and Naftali Mwaura NAIROBI, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kenya launched the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cargo…
Int’l Partners Urge Somalis To Embrace Dialogue Ahead Of 2020 Polls
MOGADISHU, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – International partners called on Somalis to embrace dialogue, to agree on a way forward and…
France promises to return looted Benin statues by 2021
Three Great Royal Statues of ancient Dahomey are displayed at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris PORTO-NOVO, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Gambians protest to push for fresh elections
Gambians are angry at President Adama Barrow’s turn-around on promise to call elections BANJUL, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of…
IMF resumes lending to DR Congo
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the release of about $368m to the Democratic…
FAO chief calls for action to improve food security in Africa
A food security session at the annual World Youth Forum in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt…
UN envoy says West Africa “shaken by unprecedented violence”
A young girl drinks water in the Bakassi IDP camp, in Maiduguri, Nigeria UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The…
US slaps sanctions on two South Sudan ministers over peace delay
US slaps sanctions on two S.Sudan ministers over peace delay WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions…