Africa

351,000 displaced in Anglophone Cameroon – UN wants $219m in aid

GENEVA, March 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is appealing for urgent funding to cater for displaced Cameroonians…

Liberia: Switzerland will try former rebel leader Alieu Kosiah for war crimes

BERN (Switzerland), March 28 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — In a ground-breaking case, Swiss prosecutors have announced that Alieu Kosiah, a former commander…

Congo-Kinshasa: President Tshisekedi to Make First State Visit to U.S.

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi KINSHASA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will meet U.S. Secretary…

Africa: Diseases Cost Africa U.S.$2.4 Trillion a Year – WHO

PRAIA, March 29 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The World Health Organisation has launched a new report titled “A Heavy Burden – An Indirect Course…

MoroccO: Government to sack striking teachers – education minister

RABAT, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Teachers who have instigated a four-week strike will be fired along with trainees who joined…

Kenya, Uganda to push for more regional integration

NAIROBI, March 28 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his visiting Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni re-emphasized their commitment to…

Kenya: 14 killed in grisly Matuu road accident

NAIROBI, March 28 (NNN-KBC) — At least 14 people were Wednesday morning killed after the bus they were traveling in rammed…

Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Somalia

UNITED NATIONS, March 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the United…

Mass graves for Mozambique cyclone victims, death toll at 534

BEIRA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambican authorities held a mass burial for about forty victims of the tropical cyclone that…

South Africa military continues rescue mission in Malawi, Mozambique

PRETORIA, March 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it is continuing its relief efforts in…