Nigeria deploys helicopters to combat rising insecurity
ABUJA, Aug 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Nigerian police force announced that helicopters had been deployed to help deal with a…
UN keeps sanctions on persons blocking peace in Mali
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend its sanctions regime in Mali…
South African arms firm Denel says gets 1.8 bln rand bailout
A mechanic works on an Oryx helicopter engine in a workshop hangar on the Denel Aviation site in Boksburg. PRETORIA,…
Resurrected Uganda Airlines flies into crowded African skies
KAMPALA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda Airlines has taken to the skies once more after almost two decades out of…
Angola and Comoros prepare joint commission
Angolan Pres Joao Lourenco (R) speaks with Comoros counterpart Azali Assoumani YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 31 (NNN-ANGOP) — Angola and the…
Congolese girl, 9, dies from Ebola in Uganda: health official
KAMPALA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A nine-year-old girl who tested positive for Ebola in Uganda after travelling from the neighbouring…
DR Congo: Ebola death toll in east region outbreak climbs above 2,000
GOMA (DR Congo), Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo’s year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed…
Libyan navy rescues over 400 illegal African immigrants
TRIPOLI, Aug 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Libyan navy said that more than 400 illegal immigrants were rescued in separate operations…
Six countries including US block UN sanctions against Somalia’s Al-Shabaab
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six UN SecurityCouncil members blocked a move to include Somali groupAl-Shabaab on a list…
UN chief fears ‘full civil war’ in Libya
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said that he fears Libya will end up in a“full…