Africa

Children’s lives in Mediterranean Sea must take priority over politics, says UNICEF

Two teenage brothers from Gambia who travelled across the Mediterranean Sea without their parents walk along a beach in Italy…

Seamen kidnapped off Cameroon’s coast – IMB

YAOUNDE, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted Thursday when two merchant vessels came under…

Nigerian government ordered by British court to pay $9bn to private gas firm

 LONDON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A British judge has ordered the Nigerian government to pay $9bn in assets to a small private…

Malta migrants: Sole survivor describes 11 days in dinghy

Mohammed Adam Oga is being treated at Malta’s Mater Dei hospital for dehydration  VALETTA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) —“There were 15 of us…

DR Congo: First two Ebola cases confirmed in South Kivu – officials

Two Ebola cases have been confirmed in Congo’s South Kivu region KINSHASA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman and her…

Zimbabwe police beat protesters as opposition denounces ‘fascist’ government

HARARE,Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe police fired tear gas and beat scores of opposition supporters gathered in central Harare on…

UN denounces increasing attacks on civilian airports in Western Libya

TRIPOLI, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) denounced increasing attacks on civilian airports in western Libya. “The UNSMIL deplores…

Malawi court sentences three to death over albino killing

LILONGWE, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Malawi court has convicted and sentenced two men and a woman to death for…

UN plans to turn humanitarian truce into permanent cease-fire in Libya

TRIPOLI, Aug 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Wednesday revealed the intention to turn…

Uganda says malaria prevalence surges, cites climate change and refugees

KAMPALA, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda said it had recorded a 40per cent surge in the incidence of malaria, attributing…