Dozens of Gambian migrants die as boat sinks off Mauritania coast
NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 62 migrants travelling on a makeshift boat have drowned off the coast of…
US and Sudan to exchange ambassadors
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Sudan will send ambassadors to each other’s countries for the first…
‘At least 18 dead’ in clashes in northern Mozambique
MAPUTO, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 18 people have died in clashes between militants and the country’s defence and…
UN: Half of Zimbabwe’s population now starving
HARARE, Dec 6 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Drought, flooding and economic problems in Zimbabwe have plunged 7.7 million people into severe hunger.…
Experts discuss control of illicit arms trade in West Africa
ACCRA, Dec 6 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — More than 30 arms control officials from five West African countries and international experts gathered…
Uganda among six African states with half of world’s malaria cases
GENEVA, Dec 6 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Uganda has again been named one of six African countries that account for more than…
Top Nigerian senator guilty of stealing $19.6m
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu ABUJA, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prominent Nigerian senator Orji Uzor Kalu has been sentenced to 12…
At least 265 dead in floods, landslides as rains batter East Africa
File photo NAIROBI, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two months of relentless rains have submergedvillages and farms and sent rivers of…
Nigerian Minister Pushes For Tougher Penalties On Sexual Abusers
LAGOS, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nigeria’s Women’s Affairs Minister, Pauline Tallen, called for stricter penalties for sexual offenders with an…
Update: Supertanker Attacked, 18 Indian Sailors Kidnapped Off Nigerian Coast
NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (NNN-PTI) – Eighteen Indians on board a Hong Kong-flagged vessel have been kidnapped by pirates, near…