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…