Algeria president quits, polls postponed – Presidency
Algeria protests grow against fifth term for president. Twitter ALGERIS, Algeria, March 12 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Algerian president Abdul Aziz Bouteflika…
Both black boxes from Ethiopian Airlines flight recovered
ADDIS ABABA, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The cockpit voice recorder and the digital flight data recorder from the Ethiopian Airlines…
UN’s environment assembly takes off with hopes of setting a more sustainable global economic path
The fourth UN Environment Assembly (March 11-15) took off in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday with the theme “Innovative Solutions for Environmental…
Tunisian health minister resigns over 11 baby deaths
TUNIS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Tunisian Health Minister Abderraouf Cherif has resigned following the deaths of 11 newborn babies…
Nigeria’s ruling party wins Lagos State in Gubernatorial poll
LAGOS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress maintained its hold on the economic capital, Lagos, in state…
Guinea-Bissau votes in hope of ending long leadership deadlock
Guinea Bissau’s president Jose Mario Vaz speaks to medias at a polling station in Bissau on March 10, 2019, during…
Udate: Ethiopian Airlines grounds its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet
ADDIS ABABA, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Ethiopian Airlines has grounded its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet until further notice, the airline…
Sudan: Opposition leader’s daughter jailed a week over protests
KHARTOUM, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The deputy head of Sudan’s opposition Umma Party was sentenced to a week in prison…
Algeria orders early university holiday as students spur protests
ALGIERS, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Algerian authorities ordered an early start to the spring university holiday, an apparent attempt to…
DR Congo: Mai Mai militia attacks Ebola treatment centre
GOMA (Congo), March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed Mai Mai militiamen attacked an Ebola treatment centre at the heart of an…