Africa

Visa on arrival for all Africans entering Nigeria, starting January 2020

ABUJA, Dec 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Nigeria will issue visas on arrival for all African passport holders effective January 2020, president…

Immediate action needed as millions face hunger in Southern Africa, warns the Red Cross

GENEVA, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hunger is threatening the lives of 11 million people in Southern Africa due to deepening…

Libya: Flights resume at Mitiga airport in Tripoli

After a three month closure and upgrade and renovation, Tripoli’s Mitiga airport reopens  TRIPOLI, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mitiga, the…

South Africa: State-owned utility Eskom aims to stabilise grid by end-March after blackouts – Pres Ramaphosa

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s state utility Eskom will work to stabilise the national power grid by the…

Polls close in Algeria election denounced by protesters as ‘sham’

Security forces surround protesters in central Algiers ALGIERS, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Polls have closed in Algeria where a contentious presidential…

ICJ: Suu Kyi slammed for ‘silence’ over Myanmar genocide claims

File photo THE HAGUE, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Gambia hit out at Aung San Suu Kyi’s “silence” over the…

Five killed in Kenya bus crash, 62 injured

NAIROBI, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people have died and dozens others have been injured after two buses collided in…

Algerians go to the polls

ALGIERS, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerians go to the polls on Thursday to elect a new president.It’s the third attempt…

Sudan’s deposed Bashir faces verdict in corruption case

KHARTOUM, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A verdict in the corruption trial of Sudan’s deposed president Omar al-Bashir is expected to…

Migrant hailed after saving wheelchair-bound man from burning building in Spain

Gorgui Lamine Sow saved a wheelchair-bound man from a burning apartment MADRID, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish authorities said they…