Nigerian Army denies claims Maiduguri is under attack
ABUJA, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES0 — The Nigerian Army has denied reports that Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, is under attack.…
US drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan
People attend the funeral of victims of a US drone strike in Khogyani district KABUL, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A…
Germany faces test of green credentials with new climate plan
Merkel’s coalition finalises German landmark climate plan BERLIN, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German government prepared for all-night talks on…
EU wary of Brexit crash landing at high-stakes October summit
Finnish PM Antti Rinne (left), British PM Boris Johnson (centre) and French President Emmanuel Macron (right) BRUSSELS, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Zimbabwe doctors say receiving death threats over strike
Health workers hold a candlelight vigil to protest the disappearance of Peter Magombeyi, the leader of their union, in Harare…
Tanzania tells WHO it has no Ebola cases – statement
GENEVA/DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania has formally told the World Health Organization (WHO) that it has no…
Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s plan for operating giant dam on the Nile
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to be fully operational by 2022 ADDIS ABABA, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia rejected…
Central African militia suspects, one a soccer boss, hear war crimes charges
Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona THE HAGUE, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two alleged leaders of Central African Republic militias, one of them prominent…
Tunisia’s ousted president Ben Ali dies in Saudi exile-lawyer
ZINE El-Abidine Ben Ali TUNIS, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Tunisia’s ousted Pres Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in…
Saudi Arabia oil attacks: Weapons debris ‘proves Iran behind them’ – defence ministry
RIYADH, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry has shown off what it says is wreckage of drones and cruise missiles that proves…