Africa

Manchester Bomber’s Brother Handed Over From Libya To Britain

TRIPOLI, July 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Libyan authorities handed over Hashem Abedi, brother of the Libyan suicide bomber in a Manchester concert hall, to Britain. “A…

German Sea-Watch captain to face Italy prosecutor over migrants

AGRIGENTO (Italy), July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German captain Carola Rackete, who sparked international headlines by forcibly docking in an Italian…

Kenya: Interior Ministry orders deportation of 17 foreign directors of betting firms

NAIROBI, July 18 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Kenya’s war on betting reached new heights when the interior ministry ordered the deportation of…

Ghana and Ivory Coast lift threat to suspend cocoa supplies

ABIDJAN, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two largest cocoa producers, have ended a threat to…

Algeria corruption trial: Minister continues to work despite on bail

Abdelkader Benmessaoud ALGIERS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerians on social media are strongly critical of a government minister remaining in…

South Africa: Corruption inquiry adjourns after former president Zuma’s lawyers say questioning unfair

PRETORIA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A South African judge adjourned until Friday morning a public inquiry into state corruption after…

Ugandan cows ‘to get birth certificates’ as required by EU regulations – Agriculture Minister

A farmer tends to his cattle in Bugiri District, eastern Uganda. KAMPALA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All Ugandan cows are…

WHO reports new Ebola incident in Uganda

A man receives a vaccine against Ebola outside the Afia Himbi Health Centre in Goma, DR Congo GENEVA, July 18…

Zambia ‘will not introduce gay rights in exchange for donor aid’ – Pres Lungu

President Edgar Lungu LUSAKA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu says the country will not change its laws…

Ghana making progress in utilizing $3bn Chinese cash – Foreign Minister

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey BEIJING, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has told…