Zimbabwe: Ousted former pres Robert Mugabe in hospital in Singapore
HARARE, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe, 95, has been in hospital in Singapore since April, his…
Zimbabwean opposition plans demonstrations over economy next week
HARARE, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition party is planning street demonstrations next week to protest against the government’s…
Two missing in Guinea army chopper crash
CONAKRY, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two officers were missing after a military helicopter crashed into the sea on Tuesday off…
Gambia anger over move to free Jammeh regime’s hitmen
Yahya Jammeh ruled The Gambia for 22 years BANJUL, Aug 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Three ex-army officers in Gambia, who told a truth commission…
Libya: UN voices concern over continued violence in Murzuq as airstrike kills more than 40
TRIPOLI, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — An airstrike killed more than 40 people and injured more than 50 others in the…
US: SpaceX launches Israeli satellite for communication services in Africa
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. private space company SpaceX on Tuesday launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Israeli-owned…
Morocco navy picks up 400 migrants en route to Spain
RABAT, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Moroccan navy has picked up more than 400 migrants trying to reach Spain and…
DR Congo: 11 dead, dozens missing in barge accident
KINSHASA , Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven people drowned andat least 50 others missing after a barge sank on a…
Nigeria security forces disperse ‘Revolution Now’ protesters in Lagos
LSGOS, Aug 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) -Security forces have fired teargas at protesters in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos Monday morning. The Revolution…
Car explosion kills 19, injures 30 in Egypt
CAIRO, Aug 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) -Nineteen people died and 30 were injured in an explosion resulting from a car crash in…