Africa

Dual citizenship: Kenyan Parliament advised to cancel nomination of ambassador to Seoul

NAIROBI, Sept 26 (NNN-KBC) — Parliament has been advised to rescind its approval of the nomination of Mwende Mwinzi for…

Libyan east-based army commander expresses support for national dialogue

TRIPOLI, Sept 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Spokesman for Libya’s east-based army Ahmad al-Mismari said that the army commander Khalifa Haftar supports…

One dead, five injured as Morocco football fans clash

RABAT, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person was killed and five injured in clashes between rival football fans after a cup…

Dozens trapped as building collapses in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, SEPT 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An official in Sierra Leone says a three-story building under construction has collapsed and trapped…

Kenya, Somalia agree to normalise relations

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Somalia and Kenya have agreed to normalise ties, following months of tension over a…

Sudan arrest 138 Africans trying to enter Libya ‘illegally’

KHARTOUM, Sept 26 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Sudan’s paramilitary force announced the arrest of 138 Africans trying to enter Libya ‘illegally’. These…

Tanzania summons World Health Organization rep over Ebola complaint

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania summoned the World Health Organization’s local representative over its assertion that the…

Zimbabwe’s capital resumes pumping water temporarily

HARARE, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s capital Harare will temporarily resume pumping water at its main water works, an official…

Ghana arrests three people for plot against president

The suspected coup plotters ACCRA, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana said police foiled a suspected coup when they arrested three…

Liberian hospital patients turned away as medical strike bites

MONROVIA, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A medical workers’ strike in Liberia has paralysed the country’s health care system, leaving its…