Venezuela enters fourth day of blackout as Maduro blames US cyberattack
CARACAS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelans woke up to a fourth day of an unprecedented nationwide blackout on Sunday, leaving…
Pres Trump to ask Congress for US$8.6b for border wall
WASHINGTON, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump on Monday will ask the US Congress for an additional US$8.6 billion to…
Algeria orders early university holiday as students spur protests
ALGIERS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Algerian authorities ordered an early start to the spring university holiday, an apparent attempt to…
DR Congo: Mai Mai militia attacks Ebola treatment centre
GOMA (Congo), March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed Mai Mai militiamen attacked an Ebola treatment centre at the heart of an…
Death toll from Malawi flooding rises to 28, almost 227,000 people affected
BLANTYRE, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people killed in heavy rains and flooding in southern Malawi has risen…
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Returns To Algeria Amid Mass Protests
Algeria protesters chant: “Peaceful! Peaceful!” ALGIERS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A plane carrying Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has landed…
Governor election counting halted in southern Nigeria oil state
A man raises a ballot paper in Lagos as counting begins YENAGOA (Nigeria), March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Counting in the…
Russia Internet Freedom: Thousands Protest Against Cyber-Security Bill
The government says the bill will reduce Russia’s reliance on foreign internet servers MOSCOW, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Thousands of people in Russia…
Peru President: Cabinet to include more women in the future
LIMA, March 11 (NNN-ANDINA) — President Martin Vizcarra announced that more women would be part of the Peruvian Ministerial Cabinet…
Seven soldiers, dozens of Boko Haram militants killed in Niger attack: ministry
NIAMEY, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the Boko Haram militants in…