Africa

Mecca-bound Muslims stranded in Liberia

MONROVIA, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 320 Liberian Muslims heading to the annual pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, have been…

Somalia: President Mohamed renounces his US citizenship

Pres Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Farmajo’ Mohamed MOGADISHU, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed has officially renounced his…

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar trolls Pres Trump with Ghana visit

Ilhan Omar and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Ghana SAINT PAUL (Minnesota, US), Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somali-born US congresswoman…

Ghana/Spain to hold tourism expo abroad

ACCRA, Aug 3 (NNN-GNA) — For the first time in many years, Ghana and Spain will hold a tourism and…

DR Congo: Gold miner who died of Ebola contaminated several, says official

A health worker checks the temperature of a man as part of the Ebola screening process in Goma KINSHASA, Aug…

Somalia bomb attack: Mogadishu’s mayor dies in Qatar while getting treatment for wounds

MOGADISHU, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has died of wounds sustained in a suicide bomb…

Six children killed by lightning in Guinea: Witness

Conakry, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six children aged between four and 10 died after they were struck by lightning while…

Italy: Fresh African migrant stand-off with Interior Minister Salvini

ROME, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A charity rescue ship run by German NGO Sea-Eye was blocked outside Italian territorial waters…

Kenya’s dusitD2 hotel reopens after January attack that killed 21

NAIROBI, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The five-star dusitD2 Hotel in Nairobi reopen its doors to guests on Thursday, six months…

Tunisia prime minister Youssef Chahed to run for president following Essebsi’s death

TUNIS, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia’s liberal prime minister, Youssef Chahed, will run for president in an early election expected…