Nigeria: Daesh says it kidnapped Nigeria aid workers; govt negotiate release
The aid workers were kidnapped in Nigeria’s north-east Borno state ABUJA, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Islamic State’s West Africa Branch…
Nigeria: State legislative assembly adjourn indefinitely after snake falls from roof
ABUJA, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lawmakers in the south-western Nigerian state of Ondo abandoned their session on Thursday as a…
Saudi Arabia suspends Hajj visas for DR Congo over Ebola
RIYADH, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia has banned entry to travellers coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free
KAMPALA, July 26 (NNN-NEW VISION) — The Ugandan Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have declared the…
Somalia: Mogadishu mayor ‘still unconscious’ after suicide attack
MOGADISHU, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, is to be flown to Turkey for treatment along…
Algeria launches national dialogue to end political crisis
ALGIERS, July 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Algeria has opened a new chapter towards ending the political crisis that has hit the…
Ethiopia willing to boost ties, resume dam talks with Egypt
CAIRO, July 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met on Thursday with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew who expressed…
Video emerges of kidnapped aid workers in Nigeria
ABUJA, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An international charity says six of its aid workers who were kidnapped in Nigeria last…
Update: Tunisian speaker takes over after president dies
TUNIS, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian government has declared seven days of mourning following the death of its first democratically elected president on…
Under siege, Somalia moves to reform its army, pay troops
MOGADISHU, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deployed in one of the world’s most dangerous conflicts, Somali soldiers risking their lives daily…