Update: Mugabe to be buried at hilltop shrine in zimbabwe – official
HARARE, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Robert Mugabe will be buried at a hilltop shrine reserved exclusively for Zimbabwe’s ruling elite,…
Pope Francis pleads with Madagascans to protect rainforest
ANTANARIVO, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis made an impassioned plea to Madagascans to protect the Indian Ocean’s unique environment from…
UNHCR concerned over recurring attacks on foreigners in S. Africa
PRETORIA, Sept 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) voiced grave concern over the recurring violent…
Mugabe’s body likely to arrive in Zimbabwe Wednesday: family spokesperson
HARARE, Sept 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will arrive home next week, his family…
Libya: Eastern-based army attacks Tripoli international airport
TRIPOLI, Sept 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The air force of Libya’s eastern-based army on Saturday targeted Mitiga International Airport in the…
Nigerian president to visit South Africa following xenophobic attacks
A protestor gestures and holds a placard during a demonstration in front of a South African Embassy CAPE TOWN, Sept…
Sierra Leone starts visa-free entry for ECOWAS, $25 for other AU citizens
FREETOWN, Sept 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Sierra Leone became the latest African country to announce a new visa policy that gives…
Ghana starts exporting food to neighbouring countries – Pres Akufo-Addo
ACCRA, Sept 8 (NNN-GNA) — President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said that Ghana has started exporting food to neighbouring countries…
Pope Francis begins the next stage of his Africa tour in Madagascar
Pope Francis ANTANANARIVO, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — True to his reputation as “pope of the poor”, Pope Francis starts a…
Nigeria: 7 killed following yellow fever outbreak
ABUJA, Sept 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least seven deaths have been confirmed following an outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria’s…