Africa

Egypt warns of potential for conflict over giant Ethiopian dam

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi CAIRO/KHARTOUM/ADDIS ABABA, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned of the risk…

Algeria to start local production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines

Algeria has already received 50,000 doses of Sputnik V from Russia ALGIERS, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria will start producing…

Nigeria to limit first doses of AstraZeneca due to supply concerns

A medical worker injects the AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at the National Hospital in Abuja ABUJA, April 8…

Toll in Sudan clashes rises to 87 dead: Darfur medics

Smoke rises from Abu Zar camp for displaced persons in West Darfur, Sudan, on Tuesday, April 6 KHARTOUM, April 8…

Ethiopia to go on filling Nile mega-dam despite impasse: Minister

The Nile Dam Project ADDIS ABABA, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia said it would not be deterred from impounding water…

Protests erupt in Benin as Pres Talon seeks reelection

Protests broke out in Benin in another day of tensions COTONOU, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protests broke out in Benin…

ICC-acquitted ex-president Gbagbo ‘free to return’ to Ivory Coast, says President Ouattara

Gbagbo was Ivory Coast’s president from 2000 to 2010 ABIDJAN, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara said…

Mozambique: Militant fighters ‘driven out’ of Palma, says Pres Nyusi

Two women walking around tent structures in a temporary settlement center in Palma MAPUTO, April 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Mozambique’s President…

Death toll from clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur climbs to 56: UN

Protesters attend a rally calling for a stop to killing in Darfur KHARTOUM, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll…

New Ebola outbreak kills 3 in Guinea: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, April 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The west African country of Guinea has detected five Ebola virus cases and three…