Africa

Benin probes French tourist kidnapping

PORTO NOVO, May 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Benin’s justice system opened a “judicial investigation” on Tuesday following the kidnapping of two…

Morocco, Guinea Agree To Step Up Mining Cooperation

RABAT, Morocco, May 14 (NNN-MAP) – Moroccan Minister of Energy, Aziz Rabbah, and his Guinean counterpart, Abdoulaye Magassouba, signed, in…

Kuwait To Distribute Food To Needy People In 15 Countries During Ramadan

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, May 14 (NNN-KUNA) – The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), announced on Monday that, it will distribute…

UN, AU Urge South Sudan Rivals Not To Delay Forming Unity Government Again

JUBA, S. Sudan, May 14 (NNN-SUNA) – There should be no further delay in forming a new unity government in…

Clashes in Sudan after deal on power structure

KHARTOUM, May 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) -Violence flared in Sudan’s capital Khartoum late on Monday after the military council and opposition groups…

Namibia thanks Malaysia, other countries that helped in its transition to freedom

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia, Anne Namakau Mutelo giving her speech at an…

95 Illegal Immigrants Arrested In Algeria: Defense Ministry

ALGIERS, May 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Algerian army arrested 95 illegal immigrants in various operations, the defense ministry said. Algeria’s coast guards in Oran Province,…

Freed S. Korean woman travelled to ‘red-alert’ Mali before kidnapping: Seoul ministry

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, May 13 (NNN-YONHAP) — The South Korean woman who was rescued from a hostage situation in…

30 to 35 Bangladeshis feared dead in Mediterranean Sea: Momen

DHAKA, May 13 (NNN-BSS) — Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen feared 30 to 35 Bangladeshi nationals died as a…

Niger tanker truck blast toll rises to 76

NIAMEY, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a May 6 tanker truck explosion near the international airport in…