Africa

South Africa launches national plan to fight racism

PRETORIA, March 25 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African government on Monday launch the National Action Plan (NAP) to Combat Racism,…

Disease fears mount for Africa cyclone survivors

BEIRA (Mozambique), March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Disease is threatening to aggravate the already dire conditions facing millions of survivors following…

Nigeria ruling party stages come-back in key state vote

ABUJA, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s ruling party on Sunday won the crucial state of Kano in key governorship elections,…

Moroccan police use water cannons to disperse teachers’ protest: witness

RABAT, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moroccan police used water cannons early on Sunday to disperse thousands of young teachers protesting…

Cyclone Idai: Scores more deaths reported in Mozambique; toll now 417

BEIRA (Mozambique), March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The official death toll from Cyclone Idai, which tore through southern Africa more than…

Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants attack ministry, deputy labour minister killed

MOGADISHU, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia have attacked a government building in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at…

Update: Mali Bans Hunting Society After Attack Kills 130 Fulani

Fulani are semi-nomadic herders  BAMAKO, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Mali’s government has banned the group of hunters it says was behind an…

Blast kills eight children in Sudan: police

128 KHARTOUM, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Eight children were killed in the Sudanese city of Omdurman when an unidentified object…

Mali: More than 130 killed in inter-ethnic clashes as UN visits

An integrated team from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) travelled to the Mopti region in Mali…

Kenyan science teacher Peter Tabichi wins global prize

Peter Mokaya Tabichi, a Kenyan teacher from Nakuru County, has won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize. Photo courtesy KBC DUBAI, March…