Kenyan court sentences Briton to four years on terrorism charges
MOMBASA (Kenya), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Kenyan court sentenced a British man to four years in prison on charges…
Italian ships rescue 66 migrants off Libya
ROME, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sixty-six migrants were rescued in international waters off Libya on Thursday during two separate operations…
UN Security Council to meet on Libya amid offensive on Tripoli
UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN SecurityCouncil will meet behind closed doors to discuss the humanitarian crisis inLibya…
Cameroon’s gov’t says ready to dialogue with separatists
YAOUNDE, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said that his government is willing to dialogue with…
Update: Almost 60% of votes counted in South Africa
PRETORIA, May 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Electoral Commission (IEC) had finalised results from 13,731 of the 22,924 voting stations…
French Pres Macron meets with Libyan UN-backed leader Fayez Al-Sarraj in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron and Fayez al-Serraj PARIS, May 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — French President Emmanuel Macron met U.N.-backed Libyan Prime…
Uganda launches second round of competitive bidding for oil blocks
KAMPALA, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has launched a second round of competitive bidding for five oil exploration blocks in…
Nigerian court begins hearing challenge to Pres Buhari’s election victory
ABUJA, May 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A panel of five judges in Nigeria began hearing a legal challenge by opposition parties…
AU urges political parties in Sudan to reach deal, transfer power to civilian gov’t
ADDIS ABABA, May 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — The African Union (AU) has urged the political parties in Sudan to reach a…
Saudi Arabia releases 1,400 Ethiopian prisoners
The released prisoners ADDIS ABABA, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ethiopia Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has disclosed that it…