eSwatini next to suspend South African animal imports after foot and mouth outbreak
Cows at a beef farm outside Heidelberg, south-east of Johannesburg MBABANE, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — eSwatini has suspended animal imports…
UN says G5 Sahel force needs more support in anti-militant fight
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visiting the G5 Sahel Joint Force Headquarters in Mopti, Mali UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Sahel gold boom boosting jihadist coffers: ICG
DAKAR, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sahel gold mines are providing a new source of funding for jihadists and other armed…
WHO prequalifies first Ebola vaccine
GENEVA, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first…
South Africa parliament approves convention to establish world’s largest radio telescope
An artist’s impression of the South African core element of the SKA CAPE TOWN, Nov 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Africa’s…
Egyptian FM, UN envoy discuss ways to resolve Libyan crisis
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry meeting with UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salama in Cairo CAIRO, Nov 13 (NNN-Xinhua) —…
Two die during heavy rains in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people have died amid downpours in an eastern province of South Africa brought down…
Zimbabweans get new banknotes, but angered by withdrawal limits
HARARE, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabweans finally got access to new low-denomination currency on Tuesday that authorities hope will end…
UN welcomes extention of pre-transitional period in South Sudan
President Salva Kiir (right) of South Sudan shakes hands with opposition leader Riek Machar after concluding a peace deal to…
Rwanda denies rebels ‘killed and stole army uniforms’
KIGALI, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rwanda has denied claims by a rebel group that at least 20 government troops operating…