Austrian village of ‘Fucking’ decides to change its name
The town has been known as Fucking for around 1,000 years. VIENNA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The small Austrian village…
3 Ethiopian peacekeepers of Tigrayan origin in South Sudan ‘withdrawn’ without explanation: UN
JUBA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The United Nations says three Ethiopian peacekeepers on a Mission in South Sudan were withdrawn and…
Nigeria gets back 600-year-old artefact from the Netherlands
Hundreds of Nigerian artefacts stolen during colonial period, are in museums in Europe and U.S ABUJA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Covid-19: Madagascar refuses immunization, will resort to its own traditional concoction
The country would rely on concoctions ANTANANARIVO, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Madagascar has affirmed its decision not to participate in…
Uganda: Electoral Commission urged police not to block, disrupt presidential campaigns
KAMPALA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda’s Electoral Commission has urged police to stop blocking or disrupting presidential campaigns ahead of…
Burkina Faso election: Pres Kabore urges dialogue as opposition vows to appeal vote results
Kabore offered an olive branch to the opposition OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, …
Zimbabwe: At least 40 miners trapped after disused gold mine collapse, 6 rescued
HARARE, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 40 miners in Zimbabwe are trapped underground after a shaft in a disused…
Tripoli community rebuilds school damaged by Libya fighting
The Martyrs’ School is one of around 100 schools fully or partly destroyed TRIPOLI, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At the…
Cyprus rocky testing ground for Mars
NICOSIA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International and Cypriot experts discussed a research project to test space equipment on theMediterranean island…
Covid-19: War-hardened general to lead Canada’s vaccination effort
OTTAWA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A general who led NATO’s mission in Iraq as well as Canadian troops in Afghanistan…