Africa

Ethiopia, AU mediators call for Sudan talks

KHARTOUM, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African Union and Ethiopian mediators invited Sudan’s ruling generals and protest leaders to resume talks,…

Niger: 18 dead, four missing in attack on army camp

NIAMEY, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighteen soldiers were killed when“terrorists” struck an army camp in western Niger, the government said.…

Jordan Urges Libya To Release Kidnapped Jordanians

AMMAN, Jordan, July 3 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Tuesday, urged the Libyan authorities to exert immediate efforts, to secure the…

Mauritania’s new president takes office on Aug 1, victory validated

NOUAKCHOTT, July 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Mauritania’s constitutional council has confirmed Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as the country’s president-elect. The council announced…

Kenya, South Sudan to deepen trade ties, set up joint border commission

NAIROBI, July 2 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and South Sudan have reached a deal to deepen their trade ties including a…

World Bank backs Kenya’s Big 4 Agenda

NAIROBI, July 2 (NNN-KBC) — World Bank Vice President for Africa Hafez Ghanem has assured of the Bretton Woods institution’s…

US imprisons Rwandan linked to 1994 genocide for immigration fraud

BOSTON (US), July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US federal judge in Boston sentenced a Rwandan man to more than eight…

Tunisia president recovers, leaves hospital

TUNIS, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia’s 92-year-old President Beji Caid Essebsi, who was hospitalised last week in critical condition, returned…

Stowaway body from Kenya Airways jet found in London garden: Police

LONDON, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The body of a man thought to have been a stowaway who fell from the…

Libyan Warlord Haftar Releases Six Turkish Citizens

TRIPOLI, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six Turkish citizens detained in Libya by forces loyal to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar have…