Africa

UN can only lift sanctions when Juba peace deal is fulfilled – Guterres

Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General UNITED NATIONS, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Security Council can only lift the arms embargo…

Chad election: Ruling party says turnout high amid boycott

Ballots are counted after the closing of the voting operations at a roadside voting station NDJAMENA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Gunmen attack humanitarian facilities in northern Nigeria; 6 dead

ABUJA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen have attacked humanitarian aid facilities and a local hospital in a northern Nigerian town,…

Somalia MPs extend their mandate and President Mohamed Farmaajo’s term by 2 years

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo MOGADISHU, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s Parliament has extended its mandate and that of…

Uganda, Tanzania sign major pipeline project agreement

The $3.55 billion pipelines could be the longest electrically heated crude oil pipeline in the world KAMPALA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

DR Congo names new cabinet, cements president’s power

Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi KINSHASA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democratic Republic of Congo’s Prime Minister has announced…

Turkey, Libya Affirm Commitment To E. Mediterranean Maritime Accord

ANKARA, Apr 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey and Libya’s new unity government were committed to a maritime demarcation agreement, in the…

34 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti: IOM

Bodies of suspected migrants who died after their boat capsized are seen arranged after they were retrieved off the coast…

Presidential Election Kicks Off In Chad With Division Over Turnout

N’DJAMENA, Apr 12 (NNN-IRIN) – Chad kicked off its presidential election yesterday, with people in the central African country queuing…

Four Immigrants Found Dead In Boat Off Canary Islands

MADRID, Apr 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four migrants, trying to reach the Canary Islands from the coast of Africa, were found…