27 illegal migrants rescued off northern Morocco
RABAT, May 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Morocco’s navy coast guards have rescued 27 illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan African nations off the…
DR Congo: Clashes in Ebola-affected city kill at least nine
GOMA (DR Congo), May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavy fighting between the army and local militiamen in eastern Democratic Republic of…
Cholera, more civilian casualties feared in Libya: WHO
GENEVA, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A month-old battle for Libya’s capital Tripoli risks causing an “exponential” rise in civilian casualties…
South Africa: Vote counting underway
PRETORIA, May 9 (NNN-SANEWS) — All eyes have now turned to the critical process of counting votes in South Africa’s…
Three suspects in U.N. experts’ killing escape jail in Congo
KINSHASA, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three suspects in the killing of two U.N. investigators in Democratic Republic of Congo escaped…
Liberia: Pres George Weah suspends deputy minister over ethnic slur
MONROVIA, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Liberia’s President George Weah has suspended his Deputy Information Minister, Eugene Fahngon, for fuelling ethnic…
ICC reprimands Jordan over Bashir
Former Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir THE HAGUE, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court has said that Jordan will…
UN to Malta: Drop terrorism charges against African migrants accused of hijacking tanker
GENEVA, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations human rights office called on Malta to drop terrorism charges against three…
Bush fire guts four villages in South Sudan, kills 33
JUBA, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bush fire fanned by gusty winds has gutted four villages in South Sudan’s Western…
South Africa election: Polls close in test for ruling ANC
Voters continue to queue to cast their ballots as night falls in Johannesburg, South Africa PRETORIA, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…