Nigeria extends its border closure to January 2020
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria has extended the period for the closure of its frontiers…
Nigeria: 13 university students killed in inter-cultist clash
ABUJA, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — No fewer than 13 students of the Kogi State University, Ayingba, have been hacked down…
Rwanda’s president names new cabinet ministers
Rwandan President, Paul Kagame KIGALI, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Paul Kagame has reshuffled his cabinet, making major changes in…
Burkina Faso: 5 gendarmes, 5 civilians killed in attack on military base
OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five gendarmes and five civilians were killed in an attack on a base…
Mali: Sahel expert warns against ‘Fulani jihad’ notion
UN peacekeeping forces have been helping Malian troops in the battle on jihadists BAMAKO, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As central…
East African Troops Start Joint Military Training In Eastern Uganda
KAMPALA, Nov 5 (NNN-IRIN) – Over 360 personnel from the six East African Community (EAC) member countries, began a two-week…
Malawi court suspends ‘colonial’ wigs, robes due to high temperatures
LILONGWE, Nov 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Malawi’s constitutional court has suspended its requirement that lawyers and judges wear traditional white wigs…
Botswana president takes oath of office for first term
GABORONE, Nov 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi was sworn in as Botswana’s fifth president. Masisi and the…
Houthis Say Over 4,000 Sudanese Soldiers Killed In Yemen War Since 2015
SANAA, Nov 3 (NNN-SABA) – At least 4,000 Sudanese soldiers have been killed in Yemen since 2015, as part of…
Libya: East-based army launches airstrikes on UN-backed gov’t forces
TRIPOLI, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The air force of Libya’s east-based army on Saturday targeted the forces of the UN-backed…