All eyes on Botswana’s ruling party as it selects presidential candidate
GABORONE, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Botswana’s ruling party will this weekend select its candidate for the October presidential elections, choosing…
Nigeria: 100,000 babies die every year because of conflict – group
ABUJA, April 6 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — At least 550,000 are said to have died as a result armed conflict between 2013…
UNDP opens first field office bordering Kenya and Ethiopia
The office is expected to improve the regional cross-border cooperation MOYALE (Ethiopia), April 6 (NNN-KBC) — The first field office…
UNICEF reaffirms support for South Africa to end child abuse
CAPE TOWN, April 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reaffirmed its support for South Africa to…
Cameroon holds international festival to mark return of peace and security
YAOUNDE, April 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cameroon hosted an international festival of arts and culture dubbed Tokna Massana Festival on Friday…
Trade agreement bolsters South Africa exports into Brazil
BRASILIA, April 6 (NNN-SANEWS) — The preferential trade agreement between the Southern African Customs Unions (SACU) and the Southern Common…
50 killed in clashes with bandits in NW Nigeria: govt
KANO (Nigeria), April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 50 people were killed in clashes with bandits in northwest Nigeria, which…
Pres Macron appoints researchers to evaluate role of France in Rwandan genocide
PARIS, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Emmanuel Macron has appointed researchers to carry out a two-year investigation into the role…
Indonesia to send investigators to Ethiopia to aid crash probes
JAKARTA, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia will send two investigators to Ethiopia to assist in a probe and exchange data…
Migrant mothers, kids refuse to leave German rescue ship
ROME, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two migrant mothers and their two children on board the German rescue ship Sea-Eye have…