Zimbabwe Central Bank eases forex rules for fuel, chrome miners
HARARE, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s Central Bank said oil firms, chrome miners, embassies and international organisations could conduct local…
Nigeria: 8 construction workers confirmed dead after being trapped underground
ABUJA, July 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — Eight workers at a local construction site in southern Nigeria died after they were trapped…
US restricts entry of ‘anti-democratic Nigerians’
WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has imposed visa restrictions on those Nigerians it says are “responsible for…
Stena Bulk says spoke to seized tanker’s crew, all are safe and well
STOCKHOLM, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All 23 crew on a British-flagged tanker seized last week by Iran in the Strait…
Nigeria: Pres Buhari submits list of cabinet nominees to Senate, five months after re-elected
ABUJA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has finally submitted his list of cabinet nominees to the upper…
DR Congo: ADF rebels kill 12 in Ebola area
GOMA (DR Congo), July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rebels killed 12 people in two attacks in an area of east Congo…
Kenyan president replaces finance minister after graft charges
NAIROBI, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s president has replaced the country’s finance minister who was charged with fraud over his handling of…
Uganda: Pop star Bobi Wine to run against Pres Yoweri Museveni in 2021 elections
Bobi Wine KAMPALA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan pop star and opposition MP Bobi Wine has officially announced that he…
Europe Heatwave: Records Tumble In Belgium, Germany And The Netherlands
BRUSSELS, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have recorded their highest ever temperatures, in a heatwave searing…
State Police Chief Killed In Helicopter Crash In Mexico
MEXICO CITY, July 25 (NNN-XINHUA) —The Secretary of Public Security of central-western Mexican state of Michoacan Jose Martin Godoy died on Wednesday along with…