Africa

WFP To Spend 100 Million U.S. Dollars On Food Relief For Refugees In Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 2 (NNN-KBC) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking to spend 10.2 billion Kenyan…

Cameroon opposition leader released after abduction in restive Anglophone region

John Fru Ndi BAMENDA (Cameroon), July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leader of one of Cameroon’s main opposition parties was released…

UN Security Council extends peacekeeping mission in Mali

UNITED NATIONS, July 1 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to extend peacekeeping mission…

Libyan fighters seize U.S. and Chinese missiles from Haftar’s forces

TRIPOLI, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forces allied to Libya’s internationally recognized government based in Tripoli captured sophisticated U.S. and Chinese…

West Africa: ECOWAS finally adopts ECO as single currency

ECOWAS leaders took the decision at a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Beginning in January 2020,…

Six Turks held in Libya by forces linked to strongman Haftar

ANKARA/TRIPOLI, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey said six of its nationals were being held by forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa…

Death toll rises at Glencore mine in DR Congo after collapse

KINSHASA, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of artisanal miners killed by a landslide at a copper and cobalt mine…

Health of Tunisian president improves significantly, he calls defense minister

TUNIS, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The health of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has improved significantly and he has called…

Sudan: Seven killed as mass demos rock Khartoum

KHARTOUM, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven people were killed Sunday as tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the…

Law passed to restrict foreign film production in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Foreign companies filming in Tanzania must give the government the right to vet…