Africa

Somalia: Al-Shabaab gunmen attack Mogadishu hotel

An ambulance carrying an injured person from the attack on SYL hotel arrives at the Shaafi hospital in Mogadishu MOGADISHU,…

Libya’s east-based parliament slams Turkish Pres Erdogan’s statement on sending troops

TRIPOLI (Libya), Dec 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — A committee of the east-based House of Representatives criticised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s…

Multiple foreign armed groups involved in Libya conflict: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Multiple armed groups from Sudan and Chad were involved in the conflict in Libya…

Algerian court jails two ex-prime ministers for wasting public funds

Ahmed Ouyahia (right) and Abdelmalek Sellal (left) ALGIERS, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Algerian court has convicted two former Algerian…

Nigeria: Boko Haram releases new video, kills soldiers, policeman

Boko Haram ABUJA, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boko Haram has released a video showing the execution of two Nigerian soldiers…

EU gives 250 camels as gift to Mauritania military to counter jihadists

NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU has given Mauritania 250 camels as part of its efforts to combat the…

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to try to resolve dam dispute in Jan 13 Washington meeting -statement

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan plan to meet in Washington on Jan…

African governments struggle to turn around loss-making airlines

Kenya Airways planes NAIROBI, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Governments from Kenya to South Africa are struggling to turn around loss-making…

African countries borrowing like it’s the 1990s – IMF

Kristalina Georgieva WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Record commodity prices and low global interest rates have encouraged African countries to…

Presidential Election To Shift Algeria To New Stage: Army Chief

ALGIERS, Dec 10 (NNN-APS) – Algerian Army Chief of Staff, Ahmed Gaid Salah, said, the presidential election scheduled for Dec…