Somalia: Al-Shabaab Kills 18 in Surge of Executions
MOGADISHU, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somali militant group al-Shabaab has executed 18 people since last Wednesday, an unprecedented rate of…
Libya: Plea to Save Lives of Migrants and Refugees in Tripoli
TRIPOLI, July 9 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Countries such as Britain, the United States, Canada, France, Germany and Norway should offer emergency…
South Africa: Parliament calls for end to illegal farm invasions
PRETORIA, July 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Africa’s Parliament vowed to do all in its power to stem illegal farm invasions…
Cuban-trained doctors urged to drive change in South Africa
PRETORIA, July 9 (NNN-SANEWS) — Newly graduated South African medical doctors, who were trained in Cuba, have been encouraged to…
Former leader of Algerian ruling party held in custody for suspected corruption
ALGIERS, July 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Algerian supreme court held a former leader of the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN)…
China EximBank funds over US$87 billion in African projects
BEIJING, July 9 (NNN-GNA) — The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank) has so far funded over 600 billion yuan…
Tanzania: President Magufuli mourns media victims in road accident in central Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, July 9 (NNN-GNA) — Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Monday mourned media victims killed in a road…
International court convicts Congo’s Ntaganda of war crimes
Congolese militia commander Bosco Ntaganda THE HAGUE, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International Criminal Court judges on Monday convicted former Congolese…
11 kidnap victims rescued in Nigeria
ABUJA, July 9 (NNN-GNA) –Police authorities in Nigeria on Monday confirmed that 11 people earlier kidnapped by an armed group…
Gunshot injuries remain high in South Sudan despite peace deal – ICRC
JUBA, July 9 (NNN-GNA) — The number of injuries from gunshots remains high in conflict-torn South Sudan even after a…