Libya: Stalemate persists in Tripoli after overnight fighting, more civilians flee
TRIPOLI, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fighting raged in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli on Friday, with neither faction…
Pres Buhari’s relative kidnapped in Nigeria
ABUJA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police say gunmen have kidnapped a traditional ruler in Daura who is distantly related to…
Gambia signs oil exploration deal with BP for A1 block
BANJUL, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gambia’s government said it had signed a contract with BP to explore oil and gas…
Six killed by rebels in eastern DR Congo, many feared abducted
KINSHASA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed rebels have attacked a village in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Sudan army rejects civilian majority in ruling council
KHARTOUM, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top official in Sudan’s military council said it will not allow civilians a majority…
Ethiopia deploys army to curb new deadly ethnic clashes
ADDIS ABABA, May 4 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Ethiopian army has been deployed to quell new outbreak of deadly ethnic clashes…
Gunmen abduct 5 from all-girl school in Nigeria – Police
ABUJA, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Five people were abducted by gunmen who stormed an all-girl school in Nigeria’s northwestern state…
Mandela’s prison art fetches over $112,000 at New York auction
Nelson Mandela NEW YORK, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African democracy icon and South Africa’s revered anti-apartheid campaigner, Nelson Mandela, may…
World Bank scales up support for Cyclone Idai hit nations to $700 million
BEIRA (Mozambique), May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES — The World Bank has increased emergency support for the three southern African countries affected…
Zambia’s finance minister says tax reforms needed to cut debt
LUSAKA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambia will pay off all outstanding legitimate VAT refunds, but plans to press ahead with…