Attack on Fulani village in central Mali kills 23 – Local mayor
BAMAKO, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 23 people have been killed and 300 missing after an attack on Sunday…
Sudan protesters announce day of ‘civil disobedience’ on July 14
KHARTOUM, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudanese protest leaders called for a one-day nationwide “civil disobedience” campaign on July 14, in…
Civil organisations sues Rwanda and Uganda governments over border closure
KAMPALA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Civil society organisations in Uganda have filed a case against the governments of Uganda and…
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed defends reform agenda
ADDIS ABABA, July 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed briefed lawmakers on the state of the country, covering…
Big drug bust in Senegal, foreign couple detained
Senegal seizes 798 kg of cocaine hidden in cars on a ship DAKAR, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegalese customs authorities…
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,…