Africa

Two more swine fever outbreaks detected in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two more outbreaks of African swine fever were detected in South Africa in April, its…

Call For Ramadan Truce In Libya Ignored: UN

UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) —Fighting continues on the outskirts of Tripoli despite the call for a Ramadan truce in Libya beginning on Monday,…

Opposition politician Katumbi returns to DR Congo on May 20 after 3-year exile

Moise Katumbi Chapwe, Opposition politician and former governor of Congo KINSHASA, May 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Opposition politician and former governor…

Namibia declares national state of emergency over drought

WINDHOEK, May 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Namibian government has declared a national state of emergency with respect to a drought…

Meet the Ugandan mother who has given birth to 42 children

She has given birth 15 times to 42 children, 38 of whom have survived KAMPALA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Abused,…

Ghana, Burkina open bids for railway project

ACCRA, May 7 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana and Burkina Faso have officially opened bidding for the Accra-Ouagadougou Railway Inter-connectivity Project.Burkina Faso’s…

Ghana foiled attempt to establish breakaway Western Togoland

ACCRA, May 7 (NNN-GNA) — The Ghana Police Service arrested the Chairman of the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), Papavi…

Tanker truck fuel blast kills 58 in Niger

NIAMEY, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifty-eight people died in Niger’s capitalNiamey after an overturned tanker truck exploded as crowds collected…

Death Toll Of Libya’s Tripoli Fighting Rises To 432: WHO

TRIPOLI, Libya, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 432 people have been killed and 2,069 others injured, in the…

Algerian police arrest brother of former president, two former intelligence chiefs: sources

ALGIERS, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerian police have arrested Said Bouteflika, the youngest brother of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and…