Kenya: Prisoners demand more than 1 US cent a week
NAIROBI, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lawyers in Kenya acting on behalf of prison inmates have gone to court to get…
Drug trafficking: Brazilian, Latvian and 2 others nabbed in Burundi
BUJUMBURA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi is still a hub for international drug trafficking, particularly heroin. The police on March…
Malta arrests five after migrants hijacked ship
The tanker was taking migrants to Libya when it was hijacked VALLETTA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in Malta…
Boeing sued in US over Ethiopian Airlines crash
NEW YORK, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A lawsuit against the airplane maker Boeing has been filed in a United States…
Exiled former Togolese minister prevented from traveling to Lomé
François Boko PARIS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Togolese Interior Minister in the Gnassingbé Eyadema government, François Boko, who…
Chad: Activists want social media restored after it was cut off a year ago
N’DJAMENA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Activists in Chad are demanding that the government restore access to social media after it…
Algeria: Hundreds Of Thousands March For President Bouteflika’s Removal
ALGIERS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Algeria to demand the resignation of…
Angola seeks new US$1.2 billion loan from World Bank
LUANDA, March 30 (NNN-ANGOP) — Angola is negotiating a new World Bank loan to the tune of US$1.2 billion, with…
117 illegal African immigrants rescued off western Libyan coast
TRIPOLI, March 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Libyan authorities said they rescued 117 illegal immigrants off the coast of the western city of Al-Khoms, some 120 km…
Police fire tear gas at Sudan protesters defying ban
KHARTOUM, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudanese police fired tear gas at protesters defying a nationwide state of emergency on Thursday,…