Africa

DR Congo: 11 dead, dozens missing in barge accident

KINSHASA , Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven people drowned andat least 50 others missing after a barge sank on a…

Nigeria security forces disperse ‘Revolution Now’ protesters in Lagos

LSGOS, Aug 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) -Security forces have fired teargas at protesters in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos Monday morning. The Revolution…

Car explosion kills 19, injures 30 in Egypt

CAIRO, Aug 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) -Nineteen people died and 30 were injured in an explosion resulting from a car crash in…

Ethiopia, Nigeria Fostering Mechanisms of Cooperation, Says Nigerian Ambassador

Nigeria Ambassador Bankole Adeoye. Photo courtesy of ENA ADDIS ABABA, Aug 6 (NNN-ENA) -The wide-ranging partnership between Nigeria and Ethiopia…

Libya’s LNA Forces Strike Misrata’s Air College

TRIPOLI, Aug 6 (NNN-SPUNTIK) – The Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar struck Misrata’s air college…

Zimbabwe protests US sanction against its Tanzania ambassador

HARARE, Aug 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Zimbabwe protested against US sanctions against its current ambassador to Tanzania for his alleged role…

Libya to shut down three migrant detention centers

TRIPOLI, Aug 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) -Libya plans to shut down three migrant detention centers in the country following deadly shipwrecks on…

South Africa to Promote Women’s Role in Peace and Security at UN

Pretoria, Aug 5 (NNN-Prensa Latina) South Africa will promote debates on women”s role in peace and security at the United…

Sudanese celebrate the signing of constitutional declaration deal

Ethiopian mediator Mahmoud Drir, left, protest leader Ahmad Rabie, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, right, celebrate after signing the constitutional…

Iraqi, Egyptian, Jordanian Fm’s To Meet In Baghdad On Boosting Relations

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 4 (NNN-NINA) – Foreign ministers of Iraq, Egypt and Jordan are holding a meeting in Baghdad today…