Rescued migrants hijack merchant ship near Libya – reports
VALLETTA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Migrants have hijacked a merchant vessel that rescued them off Libya’s coast, ordering the crew…
Pope to broaden Muslim dialogue with Morocco visit
VATICAN/RABAT, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis heads to Morocco on Saturday, the first pope to do so in 35…
Death toll from attack on Mali herders rises to 157
BAMAKO, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from Saturday’s attack by gunmen on villagers in central Mali has risen…
Saudi King To Start Two-Day Visit To Tunisia On Eve Of Arab Summit
TUNIS, Tunisia, March 28 (NNN-TAP) – Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, will start a two-day visit to Tunisia…
Mozambique confirms cholera cases among cyclone victims
BEIRA 9Mozambique), March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of fragile patients poured into a clinic in the wrecked Mozambican port city…
Powerful party joins Algerian army in seeking Bouteflika exit
ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA- ALGERIAN PRESIDENT ALGIERS, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An influential Algerian party backed the army’s call for President Abdelaziz…
Burundi girls held for defacing president’s photo freed on bail
President Pierre Nkurunziza GITEGA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three Burundi schoolgirls arrested for allegedly scribbling on President Pierre Nkurunziza’s photo…
Cyclone Idai, Killing At Least 700, One Of Worst Catastrophes In Africa: UN Chief
UNITED NATIONS, March 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — Cyclone Idai, “an uncommonly fierce and prolonged storm,” was one of the worst storms to hit Africa, UN Secretary-General…
African football spreads its wings by staging Super Cup in Qatar
DOHA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 20,000-seat stadium in Qatar capital Doha will be the unlikely setting Friday for the…
Mali: Six die in revenge attacks as UN urges end to ‘spiral of violence’
238 BAMAKO, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six people have been killed in attacks on villages of the Dogon ethnic community…