Algeria’s military head calls for constructive dialogue to resolve crisis
ALGIERS, May 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — Algerian Mrmy’s Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah called for holding serious and constructive dialogue…
Kenya ‘gets $750m World Bank loan’
NAIROBI, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank has agreed to give Kenya the $750m (75bn Kenyan shillings) loan it…
Gambian soldiers sentenced for plotting to overthrow President Barrow
BANJUL, May 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Gambian soldiers who plotted to overthrow President Adama Barrow in 2017 were sentenced by a…
Ghana to be self-sufficient in rice production by 2022 – Minister
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Akoto Afriyie ACCRA, May 31 (NNN-GNA) — The Minister for Food and Agriculture has…
Sudanese protest at military HQ, Al Jazeera office ordered shut
KHARTOUM, May 31 (NN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Sudanese military headquarters in Khartoum late Thursday to pressure…
South Africa slashes cabinet size, appoints 50% women
JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday cut the number of cabinet ministers from 36…
Sudan’s opposition observes first day of strike, military says communication not suspended
KHARTOUM, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s alliance of opposition and protest groups held a general strike on Tuesday as tensions…
Muhammadu Buhari sworn in as Nigerian president
ABUJA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn in for a second term as president of Nigeria at a…
Algeria: Anger Over Death Of Hunger-Striking Activist Kamel Eddine Fekhar
Protesters came out on to the streets after reports of Kamel Eddine Fekhar’s death ALGIERS, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An…
Death toll in DR Congo boat disaster rises to 47: official
KINSHASA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a weekend boat disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo has…