Oil, diamonds and nuclear power: Russia eyes Africa business
MOSCOW, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — While Russia has traditionally focused on arms and grain exports to Africa, it is now…
Update: Europe endorses Brexit deal and urges UK MPs to back it
BRUSSELS, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union leaders endorsed a hard-fought Brexit deal with Britain on Thursday, but Prime Minister…
Turkey, US agree on Syria ceasefire to force Kurdish fighters’ withdrawal
ANKARA, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syriaoffensive for five days and will end the assault…
Fierce gun battle rocks El Chapo’s bastion in Mexico
CULIACAN (Mexico), Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavily armed gunmen in four-by-four trucks fought an intense battle against Mexican security forcesThursday…
Council of Europe, U.N. agency urges Bosnia to move migrants camp
SARAJEVO, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The U.N. migration agency and the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner urged Bosnia to…
Qatar to end controversial migrant worker restrictions
DOHA, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar announced plans to scrap key aspects of its controversial “kafala” labour rules, including the…
45 inmates die due to lack of care in Congolese prison
BUKAVU (DR Congo), Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Medical staff working at a prison in Bukavu in the east of the…
Ethiopia’s e-Visa reaches 200,000 mark
Ethiopia introduced e-visas in 2017 ADDIS ABABA, Oct 18 (NNN-GNA) — With the introduction of e-visa service back in June…
Italy retrieves seven bodies from Oct 7 migrant shipwreck
Emergency services carry bodies from a migrant shipwreck that took place on Oct 7 back to the Italian island of…
South Africa endures power cuts as Eskom generators still out
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa will experience power cuts for a third day on Friday but is unlikely…