Africa

Namibia’s presidential elections: Pres Geingob secures second term with reduced majority

WINDHOEK, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibian president Hage Geingob on Saturday won the country’s presidential elections with a diminished majority…

Crowd in DR Congo lynches two people as UN envoy visits

BENI (DR Congo), Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A crowd in eastern DR Congo onSaturday lynched two people they suspected of…

Marrakech Film Festival Starts In Morocco

RABAT, Morocco, Nov 30 (NNN-MAP) – The 18th edition of Morocco’s Marrakech International Film Festival, kicked off on Friday evening,…

AU, Partners Hail Recent National Dialogue In Cameroon

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 30 (NNN-ENA) – The African Union (AU) and its partners, commended recent measures taken by Cameroon’s President,…

Benin asks EU to replace ambassador accused of ‘subversive’ activities

COTONOU, Nov 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Benin called on the European Union (EU) to send a new ambassador to the West…

43 refugees evacuated from Libya to Niger

TRIPOLI, Nov 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said that 43 refugees have…

Turkey and Libya sign deal on maritime zones in the Mediterranean

ISTANBUL, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey and Libya’s internationally recognized government have signed an agreement on maritime boundaries in the…

UNHCR welcomes Somalia’s ratification of treaty to protect displaced people

MOGADISHU, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN refugee agency welcomed Somalia’s ratification of an Africa-wide treaty on the protection of…

Eight detained in Gabon anti-graft crackdown

LIBREVILLE, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil-rich Gabon has detained eightpeople for theft and money-laundering as the government intensifies acrackdown on…

Sudan adopts law to dissolve Bashir party, ‘dismantle’ regime

KHARTOUM, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s new authorities ordered that the party of ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir be dissolved and…