Ebola toll tops 700 in DR Congo
BUTEMBO (DR Congo), April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 100 people have died in the Ebola epidemic in DR Congo over…
AU urges concerted efforts against hate speech, xenophobia in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, April 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council urged African countries to exert more…
South Africa: Task team to address attacks on foreigners
PRETORIA, April 7 (NNN-SANEWS) — A task team has been setup by government and members of the Diplomatic Corps to…
Rwanda mourns the dead, 25 years since genocide began
KIGALI, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIE) — Rwanda on Sunday begins 100 days of mourning for over 800,000 people slaughtered in a…
Ghana signs double taxation agreements with 10 countries
ACCRA, April 7 (NNN-GNA) — The Ghana government has signed double taxation agreements with 10 countries towards giving investors a…
Update: Libya crisis – fighting flares on outskirts of Tripoli
TRIPOLI, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Fresh fighting has flared near the Libyan capital, Tripoli, between pro-government forces and rebel fighters from the east of the…
Nigeria: 19 die in road crash in northern Katsina state – official
KANO (Nigeria), April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nineteen people were killed when a truck veered off of the road in northern…
Algeria: Lawmakers to meet Tuesday to name interim president – state media
ALGIERS, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Algeria’s parliament is set to meetTuesday to name an interim successor to president Abdelaziz Bouteflika,…
Sudan: One dead as protesters rally outside army HQ for first time
KHARTOUM, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One Sudanese protester died asthousands of demonstrators marched in Khartoum Saturday, many reaching the army…
Libya: UN-backed PM accuses rival of betrayal over Tripoli offensive
TRIPOLI, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of Libya’s UN-backed government Fayez al-Sarraj accused his rival Khalifa Haftar of betraying…