Africa

UN probing North Korea sanctions violations in 20 countries

UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN experts say they are investigating possible violations of United Nations sanctions on North Korea in…

Pres Uhuru calls for deeper bilateral ties between Kenya, Rwanda

KIGALI (RWANDA), March 12 (NNN-KBC) — President Uhuru Kenyatta Monday called for more mutually beneficial engagements between Kenya and Rwanda. …

Kenyan family members of Ethiopian plane crash victims to be flown to Addis

NAIROBI, March 12 (NNN-KBC) — The Kenyan and Ethiopian governments will fly family members of the victims of the Ethiopian…

Morocco arrests 7 for suspected links to illegal immigration networks

RABAT, March 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two Moroccans and five sub-Saharan Africans were arrested on Monday in the Moroccan city of…

South Africa, World Bank work to boost investment climate

October (right) signing the Advisory Services Agreement. Picture: dti JOHANNESBURG, March 12 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa and the World Bank have…

Ex-Congolese VP seeks damages from war crimes court

THE HAGUE, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Congolese vice president and militia leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was acquitted of war…

Sudan parliament cuts state of emergency to six months

KHARTOUM, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s parliament approved a nationwide state of emergency of six months instead of one year…

Update: US ready to take ‘immediate’ action after Ethiopia plane crash

WASHINGTON, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US regulators ordered Boeing to make urgent improvements to the best-selling jet involved in a…

Update: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Drops Bid For Fifth Term

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, pictured here in 2017, has not spoken in public since 2014  ALGIERS, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerian President…

Ethiopian Airlines Crash: US FAA Says Boeing 737 Max 8 Is Airworthy

 WASHINGTON, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Federal Aviation Administration has told airlines it believes Boeing’s 737 Max 8 model…