15 killed in landslide in southern Morocco
RABAT, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moroccan emergency crews pulled 15 bodies from the mud after a rare summer downpour triggered…
Tunisia prepares for polls after death of president
TUNIS, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia has less than two months to organise snap elections following the death of president…
South Africa: Johannesburg court approves US$353 million silicosis settlement
JOHANNESBURG, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Johannesburg High Court approved a 5 billion rand (US$353 million) class action settlement between…
WHO says it could use more US experts help on the ground in Ebola fight
GENEVA, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States could bolster the battle against the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of…
Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after ‘worst’ wreck of year
TRIPOLI, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescue workers said they had plucked the bodies of 62 migrants from waters off the Libyan…
Morocco navy picks up 242 African migrants in Mediterranean
RABAT, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Moroccan navy has picked up 242migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were trying to cross…
US paves way for sanctions in Mali conflict
WASHINGTON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday laying the groundwork for sanctions against…
Cuba to train 40 medical students a year from Ghana’s Zongo and deprived communities
Ghana’s VP Dr Mahamudu Bawumia with the President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel and delegates HAVANA, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…
Central African Republic wary of possible Ebola outbreak
File Photo BANGUI, July 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Central African Republic’s health minister Pierre Somse said the country is “not prepared”…
Nigeria: At least 20 members of Shi’ite group dead after protests
Members of the police during their operation to disperse protesting Shiites ABUJA, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Nigerian Shiite organisation…