UN chief voices concern over deadly incidents in Ethiopia
UNITED NATIONS, June 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over the weekend’s deadly incidents in Ethiopia,…
At least 8 killed in pipeline explosion in south-eastern Nigeria
ABUJA, June 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — At least eight people died in an oil pipeline explosion in south-eastern Nigeria, police reported,…
Thousands of Malians demonstrate to demand end to massacres
BAMAKO, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Mali’s capital to demand an end…
Boko Haram kill 7 Chadian soldiers, local guard in ambush
N’DJAMENA, June 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in a Boko Haram ambush in…
Update: Mauritania ruling party’s Ghazouani declared presidential vote winner
NOUAKCHOTT, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritania’s ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has won the presidential election with 52 per cent…
Mauritania set for first democratic transition of power
NOUAKCHOTT, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritania has been voting in what may result in the first democratic transition of power…
West African task force says troops killed 42 Daesh fighters near Lake Chad
ABUJA, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — West African troops killed 42 suspected Daesh fighters in a battle in the Lake Chad…
Cameroon: About 22 Killed In Road Accident In West Region
YAOUNDE, June 24 (NNN-XINHUA) —About 22 people were killed and several others injured on Sunday along the Batie-Baham road in Cameroon’s West Region after…
Army chief and regional leader killed in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s army chief and a top local leader have been shot dead during an…
Pakistan condemn woeful South Africa to World Cup exit
LONDON, June 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pakistan condemned South Africa to World Cup elimination and kept alive their own slender chances…