Africa

Egypt Unearths Three Rock-Cut Ancient Tombs In Aswan’s Necropolis

CAIRO, Jun 29 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered three ancient rock-cut tombs, in the Qubbet el-Hawa necropolis near Aswan,…

Central African Republic’s power transformer explosion: Death toll at Bangui school stampede revised to 20 – government

BANGUI, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a stampede during high school exams in the Central African Republic…

Kenya: Pres Ruto condemns attacks on police, says no safe haven for criminals

NAIROBI, June 29 (NNN-KBC) — President William Ruto has strongly condemned the increasing attacks on police officers during recent protests…

Sudan: UN working for ceasefire in besieged, starving El-Fasher city

UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he has been in contact with the warring sides…

DR Congo: Ethnic militia kills 10 at displaced persons camp

BUNIA (DR Congo), June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An armed group at the centre of a long-running ethnic conflict in the…

Morocco: United Kingdom withdraws from renewable energy project

Work on the Moroccan solar power plant Noor I is nearing completion near Ouarzazate, Morocco LONDON/RABAT, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

UN Security Council: MONUSCO chief lauds DRC-Rwanda peace deal

UNITED NATIONS, June 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…

UN: Sec-Gen Guterres welcomes DR Congo, Rwanda peace deal

UNITED NATIONS, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the signing of a US-brokered peace deal Friday between…

WHO says all Covid-19 origin theories still open, after inconclusive study

GENEVA, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All hypotheses on how the Covid-19 pandemic began remain open, the World Health Organization said,…

South Sudan launches military court to enforce accountability and justice

WAU (Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan), June 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A landmark military court has officially begun proceedings in Wau,…