Nigeria: 28 burned to death in bus-truck collision
The accident involved a bus taking a family to a ceremony and a truck transporting cows to market KANO (Nigeria),…
Daesh-linked group executes four hostages in Nigeria – NGO
Nigerian soldiers patrol the country’s northeastern region following an attack in October ABUJA, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Members of a…
Five years of thirst: South Africa’s Eastern Cape battles brutal drought
Dessicated: An aerial view of Adelaide Dam in Eastern Cape Province, gripped by a brutal drought ADELAIDE (South Africa), Dec…
UN expert report unmasks Libya arms embargo violations
A picture taken in Tripoli shows fighters loyal to Libya’s UN-recognised government displaying Chinese-made shells bearing the markings of the…
UN Agencies Return Home 5,087 Somali Refugees From Yemen In Two Years
MOGADISHU, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two UN agencies said, some 5,087 Somali refugees have so far returned home from Yemen,…
Gang violence flares up again in Cape Town despite army deployment
Cape Town is surrounded by many sprawling townships where gang violence, poverty and unemployment are rife CAPE TOWN, Dec 14…
Update: Newly elected Algerian president calls protesters for dialogue
Newly elected President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune ALGIERS, Dec 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — The newly elected President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune…
Update: Fresh protests as Tebboune replaces Bouteflika
Protesters in Algiers on Friday said none of the election candidates represented them ALGIERS, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of…
ECOWAS court revokes Sierra Leone’s ban on pregnant schoolgirls
LAGOS, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A regional West Africa court ordered the Sierra Leone government to lift a policy barring…
Ebola spreads in DR Congo after militants attack treatment camp -WHO
A NURSE DISINFECTS AN AMBULANCE. GENEVA, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cases of the deadly Ebola virus have risen in the…