Cameroon, Nigeria agree to bolster cooperation against transborder terrorism
YAOUNDE, July 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cameroon and Nigeria agreed to take further measures to boost multifaceted cooperation in fighting against…
Ethiopia to sell minority stake in telecom, issue licenses: minister
ADDIS ABABA, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia said it would granttwo telecom licenses to private firms and sell a minority…
Sudan protesters hail landmark deal with generals
KHARTOUM, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Crowds of jubilant Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum to celebrate a landmark deal between…
Nigeria to seize US$40 million of jewellery, gold iPhone from ex-minister
ABUJA, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Nigerian court has ordered the imminent seizure of US$40 million worth of jewellery and…
Malta heads off crisis with Italy migrant swap
ROME, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malta heads off the latest standoff between a charity rescue ship in the Mediterranean and Italy’s…
Guinea-Bissau names gender-par cabinet after Ethiopia, South Africa
BISSAU, July 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The gender-parity cabinet has reached West Africa with the new government in Guinea-Bissau boasting as…
Tunisia bans niqab in government offices
TUNIS, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the niqab Muslim face covering for women in…
Libya: LNA forces claim downing of UN-backed government L-39 Albatross jet
TRIPOLI, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Troops loyal to Libyan military strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar said they shot down a plane…
‘No to dictatorship!’: Algerians rally on independence day
ALGIERS, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets Friday to celebrate their country’s…
DR Congo: Ebola death toll mounts, new fatality near Ugandan border
KINSHASA, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deaths from an 11-month-old epidemic of Ebola in eastern DR Congo have crossed the 1,600…