Nigeria holds mass burial for victims of fuel tanker explosion
ABUJA, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Most of the victims of a fuel tanker explosion near a village in north-central Nigeria…
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Guinea over Somaliland
MOGADISHU/CONAKRY, July 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Somalia has announced the severing of diplomatic ties with West African country Guinea, the government…
Dozens of migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Tunisia
TUNIS, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A boat carrying at least 86 refugees and migrants has capsized off the coast of…
Portugal announces new reconstruction fund for Mozambique
LISBON, July 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Portugal has announced a new reconstruction fund for the most affected areas in Mozambique hit…
Daesh claims responsibility for suicide bomb blast in Tunisia
TUNIS, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Daesh has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb blast in the Tunisian capital earlier this…
Morocco’s Q2 economic growth slows to 2.4%, planning agency says
RABAT, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco’s economic growth slowed to 2.6% in the second quarter from 2.8% in the first…
Kenya: Presidential aide Itumbi arrested over letter alleging Deputy Pres Ruto assassination plot
NAIROBI, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Secretary for Digital in the communications department at the office of the Kenyan President,…
UN says Libyan guards reportedly shot at migrants fleeing air strikes
GENEVA/TRIPOLI, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations said it had information that Libyan guards shot at refugees and migrants…
Sudan’s ruling military council releases 235 prisoners
KHARTOUM, July 5 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — Sudan’s ruling military council freed 235 prisoners of war on Thursday in order to pave the…
Kenya: Tanzanian and Kenyans get long sentences for Garissa University attack
NAIROBI, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Kenya has sentenced a militant to life in prison for his role in…