Africa

Egypt Reopens Museum In Northern Cairo After 19 Years Of Closure

GHARBIYA, Egypt, Sept 1 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities reopened, on Saturday, Tanta Museum in Gharbiya province, north…

U.S. gives Tunisia $335 million in financial aid over five years

TUNIS, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has agreed to give Tunisia financial aid worth $335 million over five…

Kenya ‘disappointed’ after UN rejects bid to designate Shabaab terrorists

NAIROBI, Aug 31 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The Kenyan government expressed disappointment at the decision by the United Nations Security Council to…

Almost 600 children have died since DRC Ebola outbreak: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Since the Ebola epidemic outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the…

Sudan: Red Sea State issues emergency order amid tribal clashes

KHARTOUM, Aug 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Acting Governor of eastern Sudan’s Red Sea State Hafez Al-Taj Al-Faki on Friday issued an…

Botswana to hold general elections on Oct 23: election body

GABORONE, Aug 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has instructed that the country’s general elections will be held on…

Kuwait Dispatches Humanitarian Aid To Sudan For Flood Victims

KUWAIT, Aug 31 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), on Friday, dispatched humanitarian aid to Sudan, for flood victims…

Over 150 migrants break into Spanish North African enclave

an Roque 30 AUG 2019 – 14:37 BST Migrants jump the border fence into Ceuta.  CEUTA (Spain), Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Guinea-Bissau incumbent president Vaz to seek re-election, as independent candidate

President Jose Mario Vaz  BISSAU, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea-Bissau president José Mario Vaz, said he would be seeking re-election…

Eritrea ‘joins coalition to protect elephants’

African elephant GENEVA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eritrea has joined the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), the conservation coalition that wants…