Africa

Several Fatalities Reported From Airstrikes In Southern Tripoli: UN

UNITED NATIONS, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Amid repeated UN calling for a Ramadan truce in Libya, at least 12 airstrikes and several fatalities were reported…

Toll from Niger tanker truck blast rises to 60: authorities

Residents look at a calcined tanker truck after an explosion which killed 60 people NIAMEY, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

Sudan army rulers want to retain Sharia as legal guide

KHARTOUM, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s army rulers said Islamic law should remain the guiding principle in a new civilian…

South Africa Readies for Elections, Ruling ANC Expects Win

PRETORIA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africans are ready to vote on May 8 in its sixth general election since…

Two more swine fever outbreaks detected in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two more outbreaks of African swine fever were detected in South Africa in April, its…

Call For Ramadan Truce In Libya Ignored: UN

UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) —Fighting continues on the outskirts of Tripoli despite the call for a Ramadan truce in Libya beginning on Monday,…

Opposition politician Katumbi returns to DR Congo on May 20 after 3-year exile

Moise Katumbi Chapwe, Opposition politician and former governor of Congo KINSHASA, May 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Opposition politician and former governor…

Namibia declares national state of emergency over drought

WINDHOEK, May 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Namibian government has declared a national state of emergency with respect to a drought…

Meet the Ugandan mother who has given birth to 42 children

She has given birth 15 times to 42 children, 38 of whom have survived KAMPALA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Abused,…

Ghana, Burkina open bids for railway project

ACCRA, May 7 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana and Burkina Faso have officially opened bidding for the Accra-Ouagadougou Railway Inter-connectivity Project.Burkina Faso’s…