Kenya halts Lamu coal power project at world heritage site
Lamu is the planned site of Kenya’s first coal-fired power plant NAIROBI, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyan judges have halted…
Libya: UN-Backed Gov’t Retakes Key City South of Tripoli
TRIPOLI, June 27 (NNN-TELESUR) – The strategic city of Gharyan located to the south of the capital of Libya, Tripoli, …
Zimbabwe to donate its excess elephants, lions to Angola – President Mnangagwa
HARARE, June 26 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe is planning to donate different kinds of animals to…
DR Congo: Thousands of refugees flee as inter-ethnic violence flares
KINSHASA, June 26 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The United Nations refugee agency reports around 7,500 Congolese refugees have fled to Uganda this…
Botswana president to visit Angola for ways to reduce elephant population
GABORONE, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said he will lead a delegation to Angola in a bid…
Egypt continues to support for peace in South Sudan: presidency
CAIRO, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed that his country will continue providing all forms of support…
U.S. to consider sanctions in case of more Sudan violence – State Department official
WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top U.S. State Department official who deals with Sudan said that Washington was considering…
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed Weeps For General Killed In ‘Coup Bid’
The memorial was held under tight security in Addis Ababa ADDIS ABABA, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy…
Over 500,000 Displaced South Sudanese Return Home Since Peace Deal: UN Envoy
UNITED NATIONS, June 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN envoy for South Sudan said that since a peace deal was signed last September, over half a…
Amnesty urges Nigeria to stop torture by security forces
LAGOS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Amnesty International said torture of civilians and suspects by Nigerian security forces have persisted despite…