Qatar to end controversial migrant worker restrictions
DOHA, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar announced plans to scrap key aspects of its controversial “kafala” labour rules, including the…
45 inmates die due to lack of care in Congolese prison
BUKAVU (DR Congo), Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Medical staff working at a prison in Bukavu in the east of the…
Ethiopia’s e-Visa reaches 200,000 mark
Ethiopia introduced e-visas in 2017 ADDIS ABABA, Oct 18 (NNN-GNA) — With the introduction of e-visa service back in June…
Italy retrieves seven bodies from Oct 7 migrant shipwreck
Emergency services carry bodies from a migrant shipwreck that took place on Oct 7 back to the Italian island of…
South Africa endures power cuts as Eskom generators still out
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa will experience power cuts for a third day on Friday but is unlikely…
Guinea government confirms nine people killed in political protests this week
CONAKRY, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine protesters were killed this week in Guinea during demonstrations against a possible change to…
Former Ivory Coast rebel leader Soro to run for president
ABIDJAN, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro has announced he will run in next year’s…
Morocco pardons journalist Hajar Raissouni jailed on abortion charges
RABAT, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Moroccan journalist sentenced to a year in jail for premarital sex and having an abortion…
Catalan protests: Region’s President urges immediate halt to violence
BARCELONA (Spain), Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The president of Spain’s Catalonia region has called for an immediate halt to violence, as protests continued for a…
Death toll from Philippine earthquake rises to 5
MANILA, Oct 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck North Cotabato province in southern Philippines on Wednesday has climbed to…