Africa

Ghana/Spain to hold tourism expo abroad

ACCRA, Aug 3 (NNN-GNA) — For the first time in many years, Ghana and Spain will hold a tourism and…

DR Congo: Gold miner who died of Ebola contaminated several, says official

A health worker checks the temperature of a man as part of the Ebola screening process in Goma KINSHASA, Aug…

Somalia bomb attack: Mogadishu’s mayor dies in Qatar while getting treatment for wounds

MOGADISHU, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has died of wounds sustained in a suicide bomb…

Six children killed by lightning in Guinea: Witness

Conakry, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six children aged between four and 10 died after they were struck by lightning while…

Italy: Fresh African migrant stand-off with Interior Minister Salvini

ROME, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A charity rescue ship run by German NGO Sea-Eye was blocked outside Italian territorial waters…

Kenya’s dusitD2 hotel reopens after January attack that killed 21

NAIROBI, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The five-star dusitD2 Hotel in Nairobi reopen its doors to guests on Thursday, six months…

Tunisia prime minister Youssef Chahed to run for president following Essebsi’s death

TUNIS, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia’s liberal prime minister, Youssef Chahed, will run for president in an early election expected…

Ebola crisis: Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo amid outbreak

 KIGALI, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Rwanda has reopened its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800…

Mozambique: Govt, opposition Renamo sign historic peace pact

MAPUTO, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo opposition leader Ossufo Momade signed a landmark agreement aimed…

Buhari applauds UK-born Nigeria named in Boris Johnson’s cabinet

LONDON, August 1 (NNN_AFRICANEWS) – In his first cabinet since taking over the leadership of the Conservatives party and becoming…