Guinea-Bissau names gender-par cabinet after Ethiopia, South Africa
BISSAU, July 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The gender-parity cabinet has reached West Africa with the new government in Guinea-Bissau boasting as…
Tunisia bans niqab in government offices
TUNIS, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the niqab Muslim face covering for women in…
Libya: LNA forces claim downing of UN-backed government L-39 Albatross jet
TRIPOLI, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Troops loyal to Libyan military strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar said they shot down a plane…
‘No to dictatorship!’: Algerians rally on independence day
ALGIERS, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets Friday to celebrate their country’s…
DR Congo: Ebola death toll mounts, new fatality near Ugandan border
KINSHASA, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deaths from an 11-month-old epidemic of Ebola in eastern DR Congo have crossed the 1,600…
Nigeria holds mass burial for victims of fuel tanker explosion
ABUJA, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Most of the victims of a fuel tanker explosion near a village in north-central Nigeria…
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Guinea over Somaliland
MOGADISHU/CONAKRY, July 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Somalia has announced the severing of diplomatic ties with West African country Guinea, the government…
Dozens of migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Tunisia
TUNIS, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A boat carrying at least 86 refugees and migrants has capsized off the coast of…
Portugal announces new reconstruction fund for Mozambique
LISBON, July 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Portugal has announced a new reconstruction fund for the most affected areas in Mozambique hit…
Daesh claims responsibility for suicide bomb blast in Tunisia
TUNIS, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Daesh has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb blast in the Tunisian capital earlier this…