Gambian President sacks Vice, 2 Ministers
Gambian President, Adama Barrow BANJUL, March 16 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — President of The Gambia Adama Barrow on Friday fired his vice…
South Africa’s Zuma won’t seek MP seat, party list shows
JOHANNESBURG, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma will not seek a place in parliament in the May…
Nigeria school building collapse killed 20 people: Lagos health official
LAGOS, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty people were killed and 45 others survived in Wednesday’s collapse of a four-storey building…
Ethiopia plane crash investigation team arrives in Paris
ADDIS ABABA, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Ethiopian team investigating the crash of flight ET302, which killed 157 people, has…
Cyclone Idai lashes Mozambican port, hits communications
MAPUTO, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Parts of Mozambique were cut off on Friday as a tropical storm battered the coast…
South Africa: Labour court blocks mine union’s plan for industry-wide strike
RUSTENBURG (South Africa), March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s labour court has rejected a request by the Association of Mineworkers…
Algeria ruling party turns on Bouteflika as new protests mount; a senior official says he is ‘history’
ALGIERS, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s ruling FLN party showed more signs of turning its back on Abdelaziz Bouteflika as…
Egypt ready to rejoin major exporters of LNG
Photo courtesy David Mark from Pixabay CAIRO, March 16 (NNN-DAILYSTAR) – Egypt indicated it’s ready to rejoin the club of…
DRC: Pres Tshisekedi frees over 700 political prisoners
KINSHASA, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo pardoned three prominent political prisoners and…
Cyclone Idai: Malawi, Mozambique send SOS to South Africa
PRETORIA, March 15 (NNN-SANEWS) — Malawi and Mozambique have requested assistance from the South African government following destruction caused by…