Africa

Tunisia: Pres Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92 – presidency

TUNIS, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, theNorth African country’s first democratically elected leader, died Thursday at…

Tunisian president admitted to military hospital over health trouble

TUNIS, July 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Wednesday evening was transferred to the military hospital in…

Violence main cause of humanitarian needs in DRC: UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS, July 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Violence continues to be the main cause of humanitarian needs in the Democratic Republic…

World Bank deploys US$300m to DR Congo to contain Ebola outbreak

WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank announced it was deploying another US$300 million in crisis aid for DR…

Zimbabwe Central Bank eases forex rules for fuel, chrome miners

HARARE, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s Central Bank said oil firms, chrome miners, embassies and international organisations could conduct local…

Nigeria: 8 construction workers confirmed dead after being trapped underground

ABUJA, July 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — Eight workers at a local construction site in southern Nigeria died after they were trapped…

US restricts entry of ‘anti-democratic Nigerians’

WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has imposed visa restrictions on those Nigerians it says are “responsible for…

Nigeria: Pres Buhari submits list of cabinet nominees to Senate, five months after re-elected

ABUJA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has finally submitted his list of cabinet nominees to the upper…

DR Congo: ADF rebels kill 12 in Ebola area

GOMA (DR Congo), July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rebels killed 12 people in two attacks in an area of east Congo…

Kenyan president replaces finance minister after graft charges

NAIROBI, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s president has replaced the country’s finance minister who was charged with fraud over his handling of…