Kenya: Arrests made following the abduction of Cuban doctors
NAIROBI, Aug 7 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai says that arrests have been made following the abduction…
UN says 1,800 dead as malaria ‘epidemic’ rages in Burundi
NAIROBI, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malaria has killed more than 1,800 people in Burundi this year, the UN’s humanitarian agency…
Rwanda, DR Congo to tighten common border control to prevent Ebola spread
KIGALI, Aug 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Rwandan Minister of Health Diane Gashumba and her counterpart from the Democratic Republic of the…
Mali: Four dead in attacks, Red Cross suspends Timbuktu ops
BAMAKO, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twin attacks in Mali have killed fourpeople, including two Malian soldiers, security sources said, as…
Zimbabwe: Ousted former pres Robert Mugabe in hospital in Singapore
HARARE, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe, 95, has been in hospital in Singapore since April, his…
Zimbabwean opposition plans demonstrations over economy next week
HARARE, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party is planning street demonstrations next week to protest against the government’s…
Two missing in Guinea army chopper crash
CONAKRY, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two officers were missing after a military helicopter crashed into the sea on Tuesday off…
Gambia anger over move to free Jammeh regime’s hitmen
Yahya Jammeh ruled The Gambia for 22 years BANJUL, Aug 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Three ex-army officers in Gambia, who told a truth commission…
Libya: UN voices concern over continued violence in Murzuq as airstrike kills more than 40
TRIPOLI, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — An airstrike killed more than 40 people and injured more than 50 others in the…
US: SpaceX launches Israeli satellite for communication services in Africa
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. private space company SpaceX on Tuesday launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Israeli-owned…