Uganda and Rwanda commit to end tensions
Yoweri Museveni (L) and Paul Kagame (R) LUANDA (Angola), Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Paul…
Nigeria: Pres Buhari assigns cabinet portfolios, appoints new oil minister
President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari swore members of his cabinet into office on…
Burundi heightens border surveillance with DR Congo over Ebola concerns
BUJUMBURA, Aug 22 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Fearing an Ebola epidemic in Burundi, the authorities have stepped up health controls along the…
Southern Somali state shutters main city, airport ahead of Thursday election – senior local official
GAROWE (Somalia), Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The southern Somali state of Jubbaland has blocked access to the capital city Kismayo…
Update: Italy’s president accepts Conte’s resignation, calls for consultations
President Sergio Mattarella ROME, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian President Sergio Mattarella has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe…
Dominican’s largest drug trafficking gang dismantled after raids, says prosecutor
SANTO DOMINGO, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Dominican Republic’s top prosecutor said that the Caribbean nation’s largest drug trafficking gang…
Colombia laments lack of aid for growing Venezuela migration crisis
Venezuelans gather to cross into Ecuador from Colombia BOGOTA, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International donors have been significantly less generous…
More than a hundred migrants feared dead off Libya coast: MSF
TRIPOLI, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said it fears that a boat packed with migrants sunk off…
Venezuela to produce some 13 million tons of inputs in 2020
CARACAS, Aug 21 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The Venezuelan government plans to produce 13,540,000 tons of food for next year, despite…
Cuban population decreases and ageing increases
HAVANA, Aug 21 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The demographic trend in Cuba points to the population decrease and aging, according to…