Gabon to be first African nation paid to fight deforestation
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gabon will become the first African country paid with international funds to preserve its…
South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa leads celebrating literary classics on Heritage Day
PRETORIA, Sept 24 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday lead the nation in celebrating the rich array of cultural…
British Royal visit a boon for South Africa tourism: Tourism Minister
CAPE TOWN, Sept 24 (NNN-SANEWS) — Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has used the platform created by the British Royal visit…
DR Congo students strike in Burundi over arrests of fellow undergraduates
The students in Bujumbura have been rounded up and put on police trucks BUJUMBURA, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of…
Zimbabwe: Capital city shuts main water plant, shortages loom
HARARE, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s capital shut its main water works citing shortages of foreign currency to import treatment…
Algeria: Top figures go on military trial for alleged plot
Said Bouteflika: Brother of deposed Algerian leader goes on trial ALGIERS, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s one-time kingmaker and intelligence…
Somali president signs anti-corruption law
MOGADISHU, Sept 224 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed signed an anti-graft bill into law, a long-awaited piece of…
Zimbabwe: Former Pres Mugabe died from cancer, president says
HARARE, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe died from cancer after chemotherapy treatment was stopped because it…
Ebola virus: Tanzania failing to provide details, WHO says
GENEVA, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has rebuked Tanzania for failing to provide information about possible Ebola virus infections.…
Kenya school collapse: Seven dead and 64 injured in Nairobi
NAIROBI, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —At least seven children have died after a classroom collapsed at a primary school in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials…