Nigerian police to get stun guns, new rules of engagement in push to reduce deaths
Front line police officers now to carry stun guns ABUJA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian police plan to acquire stun…
Mali government says death toll from double attack rises to 38
BAMAKO, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from attacks on two army bases in central Mali has risen to…
Eight killed, 18 wounded in Rwanda attack
KIGALI, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Unidentified gunmen killed eight people and injured 18 during an overnight attack in northern Rwanda…
Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group marks thanksgiving festival
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Members of Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group chanted and waved flags as they gathered for…
Morocco coalition party quits ahead of reshuffle
RABAT, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A member of Morocco’s governing coalition said it would join the opposition ahead of a…
Congo distributes three million mosquito nets in anti-malaria campaign
BRAZZAVILLE, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Republic of Congo launched a campaign to distribute anti-malaria bed nets to more than…
UN warns against division of Libya’s national oil company
TRIPOLI, Oct 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday warned against the east-based rebel…
165 illegal migrants voluntarily deported from Libya to Nigeria
TRIPOLI, Oct 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 165 illegal migrants have been voluntarily deported…
Thirteen killed in Kenya bus crash
The mangled wreckage of the bus. NAIROBI, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 13 people have been killed and others…
Uganda police hunts for missing Eritrean football players
Eritrea’s Under-20 team KAMPALA, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in Uganda are searching for five Eritreans who disappeared from a…