UN food agency launches appeal for Mozambique relief funds
PARIS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Food and Agricultural Organization has launched an appeal for US$19 million in short-term aid…
US administration gives Liberian migrants reprieve from deportation
WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government has extended by 12 months the temporary leave to remain of thousands…
Kenya: Prisoners demand more than 1 US cent a week
NAIROBI, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lawyers in Kenya acting on behalf of prison inmates have gone to court to get…
Drug trafficking: Brazilian, Latvian and 2 others nabbed in Burundi
BUJUMBURA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi is still a hub for international drug trafficking, particularly heroin. The police on March…
Malta arrests five after migrants hijacked ship
The tanker was taking migrants to Libya when it was hijacked VALLETTA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in Malta…
Boeing sued in US over Ethiopian Airlines crash
NEW YORK, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A lawsuit against the airplane maker Boeing has been filed in a United States…
Exiled former Togolese minister prevented from traveling to Lomé
François Boko PARIS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Togolese Interior Minister in the Gnassingbé Eyadema government, François Boko, who…
Chad: Activists want social media restored after it was cut off a year ago
N’DJAMENA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Activists in Chad are demanding that the government restore access to social media after it…
Algeria: Hundreds Of Thousands March For President Bouteflika’s Removal
ALGIERS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Algeria to demand the resignation of…
Angola seeks new US$1.2 billion loan from World Bank
LUANDA, March 30 (NNN-ANGOP) — Angola is negotiating a new World Bank loan to the tune of US$1.2 billion, with…