Mali president dismisses coup speculation following increasing militant attacks
BAMAKO, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita rejected as speculation talk of a military coup after recent…
Solutions urgently needed for Rohingya, million others: UNHCR
GENEVA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said solutions are urgently needed for millions without…
Saudi Arabia Works On Removing Sudan From U.S. Terror List
RIYADH, Oct 7 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia is working on removing Sudan from the U.S. state sponsors of terror list,…
Somalia: Scores of Somali Refugees Return Home From Yemen
MOGADISHU, Oct 6 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The International Organization for Migration has helped 143 Somali refugees, stranded in war-torn Yemen, return…
Libya’s east-based army launches airstrikes on UN-backed gov’t in Sirte
TRIPOLI, Oct 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s east-based army announced early Sunday that it has launched airstrikes on the forces of…
Ethiopia rejects presence of more party in Ethiopian dam talks
Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. KHARTOUM, Oct 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ethiopia rejected presence of another party in the negotiations between Sudan,…
Update: Cameroon opposition leader Maurice Kamto walks free from jail
Maurice Kamto YOUNDE, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A military court in Cameroon has freed opposition leader Maurice Kamto, who had…
South African public broadcaster to get $211 mln government bailout
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s cash-strapped public broadcaster will get a 3.2 billion rand government bailout, but will…
Cameroon releases 333 prisoners amid peace talks; separatists say not enough
YAOUNDE, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroon’s President Paul Biya said he will drop charges against 333 prisoners arrested for their…
Tanzania denies hiding information on suspected Ebola cases
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania denied it was withholding information from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on…