17 die in road crash in central Nigeria: official
LAGOS, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventeen people were killed when a passenger bus collided with an oncoming truck in central…
South Sudan makes new oil discovery
JUBA (South Sudan), Aug 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — South Sudan has discovered a new oil well in the Adar area of Northern…
300,000 livestock vaccinated along Kenya, Uganda border
NAIROBI, Aug 22 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and Uganda have vaccinated 300,000 cows in a free joint mass vaccination of livestock…
Mexico partners Ghana to increase yields in corn production
ACCRA, Aug 22 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana is set to make giant strides in agricultural production following enhanced partnership between Mexico…
Football: As political climate changes, Sudan plans women’s league
KHARTOUM, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s first ever women’s club football league will start next month, a federation official said.…
Nigeria hails ‘historic milestone’ after three years polio-free
A ABUJA, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria announced that three years had elapsed since it last recorded a case of…
Mediterranean Sea: Ocean Viking rescue ship awaits port access in latest migrant standoff
Rescued migrants rest aboard the Ocean Viking MILAN, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two charities running rescue missions in the Mediterranean…
South Africa: Court rules display of apartheid flag constitutes hate speech
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A South African court ruled that displaying the country’s apartheid-era flag in public constituted hate…
Mali: Suspected militants kill five troops in ambush
BAMAKO, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected militants killed five Malian soldiers on Wednesday in an ambush in the West African…
Sudan transition: Abdalla Hamdok appointed new prime minister
KHARTOUM, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Sudan has appointed a new prime minister as the country embarks on a three-year transition to civilian rule.…