Africa

Liberian hospital patients turned away as medical strike bites

MONROVIA, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A medical workers’ strike in Liberia has paralysed the country’s health care system, leaving its…

Said Bouteflika: Brother Of deposed Algerian leader sentenced to 15 years

Said Bouteflika was a key figure among Algeria’s leadership ALGIERS, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The brother of Algeria’s deposed former president…

Algeria: 8 babies killed in hospital fire, 11 infants rescued

ALGIERS, Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight infants have died after a fire swept through the maternity unit of a hospital…

Cameroon: Anglophone region on tenterhooks ahead of peace talks

BUEA (Cameroon), Sept 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mood in English-speaking Cameroon is a mix of anxiety, resignation and fatigue as…

100 Corpses Of 1994 Rwandan Genocide Discovered In Kigali

KIGALI, Rwanda, Sept 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Local Rwandan residents, discovered 100 corpses of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in the capital…

Somalia: Al-Shabaab attack kills 20 soldiers

Al-shabaab militants MOGADISHU, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 20 Somali government soldiers were killed and 18 others were wounded…

Gabon to be first African nation paid to fight deforestation

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gabon will become the first African country paid with international funds to preserve its…

South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa leads celebrating literary classics on Heritage Day

PRETORIA, Sept 24 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday lead the nation in celebrating the rich array of cultural…

British Royal visit a boon for South Africa tourism: Tourism Minister

CAPE TOWN, Sept 24 (NNN-SANEWS) — Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has used the platform created by the British Royal visit…

DR Congo students strike in Burundi over arrests of fellow undergraduates

The students in Bujumbura have been rounded up and put on police trucks BUJUMBURA, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of…