Cameroonian activist awarded first women’s rights prize
FRANCE, Paris March 9 (NNN_-AGENCIES) It was a historic moment for Cameroonian activist Aissa Doumara at the Élysée Palace on…
Malawi police block albino march
LILONGWE, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Malawi have blocked a protest march by people with albinism who were trying…
Tanzania judge frees on bail opposition leaders
DAR ES SALAAM, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s High Court has released on bail two senior opposition politicians who were…
South Africa seized with Israel embassy downgrade
PRETORIA, March 8 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa says government remains seized with the modalities of downgrading the South African…
Sudanese protesters defy emergency measures to rally in Khartoum
KHARTOUM, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of protesters hit the streets in several neighbourhoods of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Thursday…
Over 8 million Ethiopians need food aid due to violence, drought
ADDIS ABABA, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than eight million people need food aid in Ethiopia, a five per cent rise…
US says Zimbabwe failed to make needed political, economic changes
WASHINGTON, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of Zimbabwe under President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to bring about political and…
UN considering drawdown of DR Congo mission
UNITED NATIONS, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) –: The United Nations is considering a drawdown of its large peacekeeping force in the…
Lawsuit against Germany over Namibian genocide is dismissed in New York
NEW YORK, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to require Germany to pay damages over…
Zimbabwe says rapprochement with West still on despite U.S. sanctions
HARARE, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe said the extension of U.S. sanctions on its government was regrettable but Harare would…