Western powers sanction Iran over missiles to Russia
LONDON, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Western powers announced fresh sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with short-range missiles for imminent…
Senegal: Dozens of illegal migrants travelling to Spain’s Canary Island die when wooden boat sank
DAKAR, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 26 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Senegal’s coast.…
Nigeria: Dam overflow sparks new crisis in insurgency-hit Maiduguri city
MAIDUGURI (Borno, Nigeria), Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flood water from an overflowing dam has destroyed tens of houses in Maiduguri,…
Kenya: Man accused of setting Ugandan female athlete Cheptegei on fire dies of his injuries
NAIROBI, Sept 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Dickson Ndiema Mengich, the man accused of setting Ugandan marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei on fire, leading…
South Africa green hydrogen agenda receives boost from European Union
PRETORIA, Sept 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa is expected to receive some R628 million in European Union (EU) grant funding…
UK: PM Starmer faces test over ‘unpopular’ benefit cut affecting pensioners
LONDON, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces an early test of his young premiership on Tuesday…
Heavy smoke from Bolivian fires threatens large parts of Argentina
LA PAZ, Sept10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — A large cloud of smoke stemming from wildfires in Bolivia threatens to cover the skies…
Zanzibar: Pres Mwinyi anticipates increased Indonesian investment
Zanzibar’s President Hussein Ali Mwinyi ZANZIBAR, Sept 10 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — SEVERAL Indonesian companies are expected to visit Tanzania soon to explore…
Smoke from Brazil fires clouds major cities, neighbouring countries
View of the city of Sao Paulo shrouded in smoke from Amazon forest fires, in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept…
Strengthening UNEP, part of Kenya’s foreign policy, Amb Angote
NAIROBI, Sept 10 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Amb. Gertrude Angote has said…