Africa

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…

Mali village assault carries features of hunter groups attacks – UN

BAMAKO, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — A preliminary report following a UN investigation in Mali said that the recent organized attacks…

Protesters in Benin clash with police in post-election violence

Hundreds of people have been protesting since Wednesday COTONOU (Benin), May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security forces in Benin’s commercial capital,…

Morocco Arrests Daesh Suspect

RABAT, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Moroccan security services arrested a man with suspected links to a terror cell of the Daesh group in the…

More than 1,000 dead in D.R. Congo Ebola epidemic

KINSHASA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,000 people have now died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo,…

UK Announces over 15 Million Euros Support for Ethiopian Upcoming Election

ADDIS ABABA, May 4 (NNN-ENA) –  Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK),   Jeremy Hunt said UK will offer the…

Provincial disaster declared in flood-stricken KZN- South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Mau 4 (NNN-SANEWS) – The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) has classified the recent deadly floods in KwaZulu-Natal as…

Urging Woman Runner with High Testosterone to ‘Reverse Dope’ is ‘Disgrace’: ASA

JOHANNESBURG, May 4 (NNN-TELESUR) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling opened the “wounds of the apartheid” to…

Kenya: Increasing Number of Women Murdered By Domestic Partners

Women wait outside the offices of the Non-Governmental Organization ‘Impact’ in Kenya NAIROBI, MAY 4 (NNN-TELESUR) – Statistics from police…