Hundreds of thousands forced from homes in Burkina Faso: UN
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says more than a quarter of a million people…
Brexit: EU and UK agree to ‘intensify’ talks
BRUSSELS, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU countries have agreed to “intensify” Brexit talks with the UK over the next few…
Nigeria’s president demands action after ‘sex-for-grades’ film
ABUJA, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four days after a BBC Africa Eye documentary was broadcast revealing cases of sexual harassment…
Furious with Turkey, EU threatens sanctions, arms embargo
BRUSSELS, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU governments threatened sanctions against Turkey over its offensive in Syria, angrily rejecting President Tayyip…
Uber launches boat service in Nigeria’s megacity Lagos
LAGOS, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global ride-hailing firm Uber on Friday launched a pilot test of a boat service in…
Cargo plane crashes in Congo, killing presidential staff on board
KINSHASA, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cargo plane carrying presidential staff crashed in eastern Congo, killing all eight passengers and…
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Abiy Ahmed (Left) and Eritrean Pres Isaias Afwerki OSLO, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the…
South Africa’s Gupta brothers sanctioned by US over ‘corruption’
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US Treasury has imposed sanctions against the Gupta family and an associate over alleged corruption in…
Haitian government describes economic situation as catastrophic
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 11 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The Haitian government described the country’s economic situation as ‘catastrophic’ and suggested that this…
Malaysia’s oil firm wins 3 exploration blocks in Brazil
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Malaysia’s state-owned oil firm Petronas said Friday that it has successfully won three exploration…