Africa

UN and Haitian officials mark one year since Kenyan police arrived to support security efforts

PORT-AU-PRINCE, June 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A year after the arrival of the first Kenyan police contingent in Haiti, top Haitian…

Tanzania claims success in anti-narcotic war after seizure of 4.9m kilos

DODOMA, June 28 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that the government’s efforts in combating drug abuse and trafficking…

Over 128 tons of narcotics incinerated in Mali

BAMAKO, June 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — More than 128 tons of narcotics were incinerated on Thursday in Mali as part of…

DR Congo and Rwanda sign peace deal in ‘turning point’ after years of war, brokered by US and Qatar

President Paul Kagame (L) and DRC President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi WASHINGTON, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Leaders from the Democratic Republic…

Togo: Security forces disperse protesters demanding president’s resignation

People protest against Togo’s longtime leader, Faure Gnassingbe, in Lome LOME, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security forces used tear gas…

Ghana, Ivory Coast formalise cross-border electricity project with MoU signing

Ghana and Ivory Coast’s deputy energy ministers signing the MoU ACCRA, June 28 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana and Ivory Coast have…

Central African Republic: 29 pupils taking exams crush to death after blast in electricity transformer caused panic

Students from five different schools had gone to the Lycée Barthélémy Boganda for the exams BANGUI, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

UN warns of Sudanese conflict ‘spill over’ in Central African Republic

UNITED NATIONS, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN peacekeeping chief warned about potential spill over from Sudan’s war to undermine…

Global cocaine market hit new record highs: UNODC

VIENNA, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the UN drug agency…

Chinese-Moroccan joint venture inaugurates EV battery parts plant

RABAT, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese-Moroccan joint venture announced the inauguration of a new factory for electric car battery…