Update: Algerians Gather In Largest Protest Against Bouteflika
Despite calls for calm, there were clashes between stone-throwing protesters and riot police, who fired tear gas ALGIERS, March 9…
Nigeria: Newly-elected Pres Buhari looks to consolidate at Saturday state polls
LAGOS, March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday for the second time in a fortnight for…
In Nigeria’s oil polluted Ogoniland, signs of a cleanup
ALODE-ELEME (Nigeria), March 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Young men in the Ogoniland area of southern Nigeria watch excitedly as engineers excavate…
Thousands march in Algiers to demand regime change
Algerian protesters demonstrate against their ailing president’s bid for a fifth term in power, in Algiers on March 8, 2019.…
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…