Pres Ruto wants UN to manage orderly transition in Haiti as Kenyan forces pull out
ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia), Sept 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Kenyan President William Ruto warned this week that the Multinational Security Support Mission…
Tanzania eyes 29tri/- boost via minerals
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 11 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA stands on the brink of an industrial transformation that could unlock up to…
Freedom of the press at its lowest in 50 years: Study
Press freedoms worldwide have declined significantly over the past five years to hit their lowest level in 50 years STOCKHOLM,…
Update DRC: AU condemns attacks against civilians in North Kivu Province
African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf .ADDIS ABABA, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The African Union has condemned the killing…
Rebels linked to Islamic State kill at least 61 at East Congo funeral
A charred wreckage of a truck stands on a road after it was burnt KINSHASA. Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Allied…
DRCongo’s Ebola-hit towns under confinement as cases tick up
DRC’s health ministry last week declared the country’s first Ebola outbreak in three years KINSHASA, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Towns…
Africa feeding 20 million more children with school meals, WFP says
Sub-Saharan Africa saw the biggest rise in school feeding of any region UNITED NATIONS, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Governments in…
South Africa receives strong support in G20 leadership – President Ramaphosa
CAPE TOWN, Sept 11 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has updated the National Assembly on South Africa’s preparations to host…
Chinese nationals jailed over kidnapping and forced labour in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven Chinese nationals who smuggled Malawians to South Africa and subjected them to forced labour…
Children feared among three dead in English Channel crossing attempt
CALAIS (France), Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people died overnight off the coast of Calais as they attempted to cross…