Cameroon: 1 killed, 4 injured in bar explosion in restive Anglophone
YAOUNDE, Sept 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least one person was killed and four others injured on Sunday when an improvised…
Nigerian pilot tests positive for alcohol after plane veered off runway; a crew member tested positive for cannabis
ABUJA, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A pilot and co-pilot have tested positive for alcohol after the plane they were operating…
Spaniard, Russian held over fishing boats crash off Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritania’s authorities have detained a Spaniard and a Russian over a collision between two fishing…
Greece: Two ships set sail from Syros Island to join Gaza aid flotilla
SYROS (Greece), Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two ships set sail Sunday evening from the Greek island of Syros to join…
Algeria forms new government after Sifi Ghrieb named PM
ALGIERS, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Algerian presidency announced the formation of a new government under the leadership of Sifi…
DR Congo begins vaccinating against new Ebola outbreak
KINSHASA, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic Republic of Congo began on Sunday a vaccine programme against a fresh Ebola…
Somali Army kills more than 75 members of Al Shabaab during battle for Celdher town
Somali Army kills more than 75 members of Al Shabaab MOGADISHU, Sept 14 (NNN-EFE) — The Somali Army, backed by…
Egypt Renews Call For Middle East Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
CAIRO, Sept 14 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt, yesterday, reiterated calls for a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East, the Egyptian Foreign…
Five Mauritanians missing after two-fishing boats collision; 21 people rescued
DAKAR, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Mauritanians are missing after two fishing boats collided off the coast of the west…
Libya government reaches agreement with armed group to end Tripoli tensions
TRIPOLI, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s UN-recognised government based in Tripoli has reached a preliminary accord with a powerful armed…