Flash flooding kills residents of Sierra Leone capital, Freetown
FREETOWN, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five people are dead after flash flooding hit Sierra Leone’s capital on Friday…
Uganda starts largest trial of experimental Ebola vaccine
KAMPALA, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Researchers in Uganda have launched the largest-ever trial of the experimental Ebola vaccine that is…
Benin court bans presidential rival from elections
COTONOU, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Benin on Friday handed a top opposition politician a suspended six-month jail…
Sudan generals, protest leaders agree on constitutional declaration
KHARTOUM, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s ruling generals and protestleaders reached a “full agreement” on the constitutional declaration, the African…
Container of laptops for Kenya parliament arrives empty
Kenyan parliament NAIROBI, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A container that should have been full of computers donated by China to…
Sudan’s military council detains 9 soldiers for the student killings
KHARTOUM, Aug 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Sudan’s military council spokesman said that nine soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were…
Zimbabwe anger over US sanctions on ex-commander
HARARE, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe has accused the US of fanning divisions after travel sanctions were imposed on its…
Mecca-bound Muslims stranded in Liberia
MONROVIA, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 320 Liberian Muslims heading to the annual pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, have been…
Somalia: President Mohamed renounces his US citizenship
Pres Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Farmajo’ Mohamed MOGADISHU, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed has officially renounced his…
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar trolls Pres Trump with Ghana visit
Ilhan Omar and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Ghana SAINT PAUL (Minnesota, US), Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somali-born US congresswoman…