Africa

Zoo trade in African baby elephants banned internationally

 GENEVA, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A near-total ban on taking baby African elephants from the wild and selling them to zoos has been approved at…

Sudan to name cabinet as tough challenges loom

KHARTOUM, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan is to announce the members of a new cabinet faced with a mountain of…

South African Government Urged To Further Explore Key Tourism Markets

CAPE TOWN, S. Africa, Aug 29 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South Africa’s Parliament, urged the government to further explore key international markets,…

Kuwait Prepares Operating Room For Flood Victims In Sudan

KUWAIT, Aug 27 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), has equipped a hospital in Sudan, with a miniature operating…

DR Congo announces new coalition government

KINSHASA, Congo, Aug 26 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — The Democratic Republic of Congo announced a new coalition government on Monday, seven months…

Kenyan Police Intensify Fight Against Drugs

MOMBASA, Kenya, Aug 26 (NNN-KBC) – A Kenyan female police officer is among seven suspects, who were arrested in the…

Death Toll In Sudan’s Heavy Rains, Floods Rises To 62: Ministry

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Aug 26 (NNN-SUNA) – The death toll in Sudan’s recent heavy rains and floods rose to 62, the…

UN Says 1,350 Refugees Evacuated From Libya In 2019

TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR), said on Sunday, that, 1,350 refugees have…

Nigeria FG to build 4m houses by 2023 – Minister

FG to build 4m houses by 2023 – MinisterHouses project ABUJA, Aug 25 (NNN-NAN) — The Nigerian Federal Government promised…

With security improving in DR Congo’s Kasai, thousands of refugees head home from Angola

Humanitarian workers provide food rations to refugee at the Lóvua settlement in Angola. GENEVA, Aug 25 (NNN-UNNS) — As security…