U.S. EXIM Bank seeks vote on $5 bln loan to Mozambique liquefied natural gas project
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The U.S. Export-Import Bank said its board intends to vote on a $5 billion direct…
South Africa seizes Air Tanzania plane in Johannesburg
DAR ES SALAAM/JOHANNESBURG, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —South African authorities have seized a plane from Tanzania’s national carrier, the Tanzanian government said. The…
Nigeria: Military to deploy more fighter jets to troubled regions
ABUJA, Aug 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Nigerian military is set to deploy more fighter jets to the country’s troubled regions as a way of complementing…
Violence forces 1.9 mln children out of school in Central, West Africa: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 1.9 million children across a swath of eight West and Central African…
Ebola death toll in DRC rises to 1,965 with “substantial but stable” transmission intensity: WHO
GENEVA, Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the Ebola virus death toll in the Democratic…
South Africa to promote African interests at G7 summit: Presidency
CAPE TOWN, Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Africa will utilize the upcoming G7 summit to promote the interests of the…
Sudan women fight gender imbalance in transition
KHARTOUM, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) : They were on the front lines and in the negotiating rooms that brought down military…
Tunisia arrests media mogul presidential candidate: Party
TUNIS, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian authorities arrested a presidential candidate and founder of a major television channel for alleged…
Stampede at Algeria rap concert ‘kills at least five’
ALGIERS, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five people have been killed in a stampede at a rap concert in…
We are ‘far from a malaria-free world’ – WHO report
Each year, about 400,000 people – mostly children in Africa – die from the disease GENEVA, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…