French Pres Macron’s West Africa visit: Ivory Coast, Niger lined up (Dec 20 – 22)
Emmanuel Macron PARIS, Dec 19 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — French President Emmanuel Macron is set to undertake a two-nation tour of West…
UK and US call for more action to end Sahel conflict
The leaders of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK and the…
Nigerian church set ablaze over missing child
The child allegedly went missing from the church last month ABUJA, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters have set ablaze a…
Nearly 700,000 displaced by east DR Congo violence: MSF
GOMA (DR Congo), Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 700,000 people have been displaced by violence in eastern Democratic Republic of…
Mexico the origin of Hong Kong’s largest meth seizure in a decade
File photo used for sample purpose only. HONG KONG, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hong Kong customs announced its largest seizure…
British warship HMS Scott joins the search for the missing Chilean C130 Hercules
PUNTA ARENAS (Chile), Dec 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Royal Navy vessel HMS Scott arrived to provide support to the Chilean…
Argentine police arrest four suspects linked to the gang that killed an English tourist
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine authorities said they had identified suspects in the shooting death of a British…
Brazilian government dismisses as a “commercial game” results of COP25 climate talks in Madrid
BRASILIA/MADRID, Dec 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a climate change skeptic, dismissed as a “commercial game” the result…
Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly approves trial of four opposition lawmakers
CARACAS, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s pro-government Constituent Assembly approved a trial for four opposition lawmakers accused of committing crimes…
France promises to return looted Benin statues by 2021
Three Great Royal Statues of ancient Dahomey are displayed at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris PORTO-NOVO, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES)…