Nigeria bandits ‘slit throats and kill children’
Many villagers have been attacked in Nigeria’s Zamfara state over the years ABUJA, Nov 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian police say…
Volta secessionists declared wanted, police to place them on Interpol red alert
Charles Komi Kudzordzi [with walking stick] declared Western Togoland independent on Nov 16 ACCRA, Nov 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police are…
Floods affect over 547,000 people in Somalia: UN
MOGADISHU, Nov 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Flooding in parts of Somalia has impacted more than 547,000 people, of whom 370,000 have…
Mali army loses 24 soldiers in Niger border attack
BAMAKO, Nov 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Twenty-four soldiers have been killed in an attack by militants in eastern Mali, the country’s army has…
Curfew imposed in Port Sudan after tribal clashes
KHARTOUM, Nov 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Port Sudan said it had imposed a night-time curfew in the Red Sea…
Libya air raid kills 7 including Bangladeshi: ministry
The aftermath of a reported air strike on a factory, south of the Libyan capital Tripoli TRIPOLI, Nov 19…
62 illegal immigrants deported by Libya
TRIPOLI, Nov 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s Immigration Control Department in the eastern city of Benghazi announced the deportation of 62…
Gambia close to getting first post-Jammeh constitution
BANJUL, Nov 18 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Gambia is gearing up for a new constitution as part of reform efforts following…
South African asylum-seekers held on trespassing charges
A refugee holds on to her daughter as police make arrests at the UNHCR offices in Pretoria PRETORIA, Nov 18…
Sudanese officials: 6 troops killed in Yemeni rebel attack
KHARTOUM, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Officials in Sudan said an attack by Yemeni rebels killed six members of a Sudanese…