Uganda detains 8 suspects over American tourist’s kidnap
U.S. tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott after her rescue KAMPALA, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has arrested eight local people suspected…
1980s Gukurahundi massacres: Zimbabwe to exhume mass graves
Julius Mvulo Nyathi – killed in 1984 – is just one of the people whose remains have already been found…
Zambian villagers can sue copper miner in UK
LONDON, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A UK Supreme Court has ruled that Zambian communities can seek justice and compensation in…
Ethiopian Olympian, an asylum seeker in US, finally accepts prize money from government
Feyisa Lilesa comes from the Oromo ethnic group ADDIS ABABA, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lelisa has finally…
Sudan protests: Bashir supporters plan to rally on Thursday
KHARTOUM, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Loyalists of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir have called for a support rally in Khartoum on…
Madagascar entire police force suspended following riot
ANTANANARIVO, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government in Madagascar has suspended the entire police force in a town in the…
Death toll from devastating Cyclone Idai rises above 1,000
BEIRA (Mozambique), April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a storm that crashed into southeast Africa last month has…
Libya: Thousands flee Tripoli as battle rages on outskirts
TRIPOLI, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rebel eastern forces and troops loyal to the internationally-recognised Tripoli government fought on the outskirts…
Algeria: Presidential election sets for July 4 after protests
A protester holds up a poster calling for Bensalah to step down ALGIERS, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria will hold presidential…
South Africa sends extra donations to cyclone-hit Mozambique, Malawi
PRETORIA, April 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) —South African security forces and health services on Tuesday sent material relief to its neighbours hit by the devastating…