Regional efforts underway to deal with armed groups in eastern DR Congo: Rwandan president
KIGALI, Nov 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Regional countries are being mobilized to deal with armed groups operating in eastern Democratic Republic…
273 Illegal Migrants Caught, Off Western Turkey
ISTANBUL, Nov 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) — The Turkish coast guard, captured a total of 273 illegal migrants, who tried to sneak…
Update: Gold mine mudslide kills 12 in Guinea
The abandoned mine attracted people hoping to find the precious metal CONAKRY, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The bodies of at…
South Sudan rivals delay unity govt formation by 100 days after meeting in Uganda
KAMPALA, Nov 9 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South Sudan’s president and a former rebel leader agreed to delay the formation of a…
Southern Africa drought threatens estimated 45 million people
The drought has created a heightened risk of animal attacks JOHANNESBURG, Nov 9 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — An estimated 45 million people…
US places Al-Qaeda affiliate leader in Sahel on terrorism blacklist
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Trump administration is trying to turn up pressure on three senior al-Qaeda leaders in…
UN warns of East Africa locust invasion
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The UN has said that if an Ethiopian locust infestation is not brought under control…
Zimbabwe sacks more than 200 doctors over strike action
Doctors sing and hold placards during a march through central Harare HARARE, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The body in charge…
UN urges ‘immediate progress’ in South Sudan
Rivals Riek Machar (L) and President Salva Kiir UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council has urged…
Ten Nigerian troops killed in jihadist ambush
ABUJA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nine severely injured in an ambush…