Africa

100 Corpses Of 1994 Rwandan Genocide Discovered In Kigali

KIGALI, Rwanda, Sept 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Local Rwandan residents, discovered 100 corpses of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in the capital…

Somalia: Al-Shabaab attack kills 20 soldiers

Al-shabaab militants MOGADISHU, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 20 Somali government soldiers were killed and 18 others were wounded…

Gabon to be first African nation paid to fight deforestation

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gabon will become the first African country paid with international funds to preserve its…

South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa leads celebrating literary classics on Heritage Day

PRETORIA, Sept 24 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday lead the nation in celebrating the rich array of cultural…

British Royal visit a boon for South Africa tourism: Tourism Minister

CAPE TOWN, Sept 24 (NNN-SANEWS) — Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has used the platform created by the British Royal visit…

DR Congo students strike in Burundi over arrests of fellow undergraduates

The students in Bujumbura have been rounded up and put on police trucks BUJUMBURA, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of…

Zimbabwe: Capital city shuts main water plant, shortages loom

HARARE, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s capital shut its main water works citing shortages of foreign currency to import treatment…

Algeria: Top figures go on military trial for alleged plot

Said Bouteflika: Brother of deposed Algerian leader goes on trial ALGIERS, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s one-time kingmaker and intelligence…

Somali president signs anti-corruption law

MOGADISHU, Sept 224 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed signed an anti-graft bill into law, a long-awaited piece of…

Zimbabwe: Former Pres Mugabe died from cancer, president says

HARARE, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe died from cancer after chemotherapy treatment was stopped because it…