33 dead in Niger floods
NIAMEY, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thirty-three people in Niger have died and more than 80,000 have been affected by floods…
UN chief hopes Israel-UAE deal can help two-state solution
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United NationsSecretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday he hoped the Israel-UAE deal can help realize…
US Pres Trump says to host Mideast deal signing in three weeks
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leaders of Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic peace accord…
New Zealand scrambles to contain coronavirus resurgence as it heads towards election
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern WELLINGTON, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand was scrambling to trace the source of its first…
Chinese national killed at Zijin mining camp in Congo, company says
Mining is common in mineral rich areas of DR Congo KINSHASA, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese national was killed during…
S.Africa’s mines minister drops challenge to court ruling on black ownership threshold
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s mines minister has withdrawn an appeal of a court ruling that held that…
Mali protests resume as thousands call for president to resign
Protesters in the so-called June 5 Movement have repeatedly called for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign BAMAKO, Aug 14…
Kenya elephant numbers more than double in 1980-2018 – tourism minister
Elephants grazing at the Amboseli National Park, Kenya NAIROBI, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s elephant numbers more than doubled between…
Cameroon cancels logging plan that threatened rare apes
YAOUNDE, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroon has backtracked on a decision to allow industrial logging in one of the region’s…
Sudan boosts security in port city after 32 die in tribal clashes
KHARTOUM, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan has beefed up security in Red Sea state and imposed a curfew in its…