Tanzania: Dar Port upgrades lure global shipping giant
DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 7 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The expansion of Dar es Salaam Port and improved efficiency in cargo handling continue to yield…
Global sharks and rays population have halved since 1970
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world’s shark and ray population have declined by more than 50 percent since 1970,…
Colombia opens diplomatic mission in Senegal
Colombia is opening an embassy in Senegal as part of its new foreign policy aimed at strenghtening ties with Africa BOGOTA,…
Ivory Coast minibus collision kills at least 26
ABIDJAN, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured Friday in a crash between two…
Update: Ghana votes in tight presidential election race
ACCRA, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana’s vice president and former central banker Mahamudu Bawumia faces off against opposition ex-president John…
France: Notre Dame reopens five years after shocking blaze
PARIS, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Notre Dame will formally reopen Saturday five years after the Paris cathedral was devastated by…
Cameroon: 4 killed in 2 trucks collision
YAOUNDE, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least four people were killed and several others injured in a collision that involved…
Global food prices rise 0.5 pct in November: FAO
ROME, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Global food prices continued to rise in November, though the rate of increase slowed and…
Ghana closes land borders ahead of Saturday general elections
ACCRA, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Ghanaian government has closed all land borders ahead of the country’s presidential and parliamentary…
Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government
OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela…