Africa

Italy seizes migrant rescue vessel, another to disembark

ROME, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian authorities seized thecharity rescue vessel Eleonore, disembarking the around 100 migrants aboard after it…

Iraq Suspends U.S.-Sponsored TV Channel Over Corruption Report

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept 3 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi government, suspended the offices of the U.S.-sponsored al-Hurra TV channel for three…

Zimbabwe President To Address Anti-Sanctions Rally

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is expected to address party supporters, set to gather in…

Hell’s Gate: Kenya tour group swept away by flash flood

NAIROBI, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five tourists and a guide were on Sunday been reported missing after being swept away…

Moroccan Navy Rescues 247 Migrants In Mediterranean Sea

RABAT, Morocco, Sept 1 (NNN-MAP) – Morocco’s navy coast guards, rescued 247 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea, on Friday night…

Kenya Says Headcount Attained 95 Percent Coverage

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 1 (NNN-KBC) – Kenyan officials said the 2019 population and housing census has reached 95 percent threshold,…

Egypt Reopens Museum In Northern Cairo After 19 Years Of Closure

GHARBIYA, Egypt, Sept 1 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities reopened, on Saturday, Tanta Museum in Gharbiya province, north…

U.S. gives Tunisia $335 million in financial aid over five years

TUNIS, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has agreed to give Tunisia financial aid worth $335 million over five…

Kenya ‘disappointed’ after UN rejects bid to designate Shabaab terrorists

NAIROBI, Aug 31 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The Kenyan government expressed disappointment at the decision by the United Nations Security Council to…

Almost 600 children have died since DRC Ebola outbreak: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Since the Ebola epidemic outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the…