180 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: UNHCR
Oil-rich Libya has emerged as a major conduit for people from Africa and the Middle East fleeing wars and poverty…
Polio spike among children in South Sudan, months after WHO declares Africa free of the disease
JUBA, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — International charity, Save the Children, expressed concern about a spike in polio cases among children…
Uganda names presidential candidates for 2021 elections
A supporter of incumbent President Yoweri Museveni is pictured next to a wall of posters in Kampala KAMPALA, Nov 3…
Strong support at UN for International Criminal Court, against US sanctions
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventy-two countries at the United Nations offered strong support for the International Criminal Court…
Gunmen kill at least 32 in Ethiopia inter-ethnic ‘massacre’: national rights body
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An armed group active in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region killed at least 32 civilians…
Austria: Gunman on the run after Vienna ‘terror attack’ leaves two dead
VIENNA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen opened fire at multiple locations across central Vienna on Monday, killing at least two…
Covid-19: US hits record-high 80,000 average daily cases
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a record-high 80,000 average daily…
US presidential election: Biden leads in polls but battlegrounds tight
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democrat Joe Biden leads in the national polls and most of the battleground states going…
Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia restart Nile mega-dam talks
Sudan’s Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasir Mohamed (centre) in a video meeting KHARTOUM, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan,…
Algerian constitutional reform approved on record low turnout
Charfi had earlier announced turnout of just 23.7 per cent ALGIERS, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerians approved a revised version…