Africa

Rwanda accuses Uganda of abductions

KIGALI, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Rwanda have accused Ugandan military intelligence officers of abducting two Rwandans who crossed…

Ethiopia apologises for map that erases Somalia

ADDIS ABABA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s foreign ministry has apologised after a map of Africa on its website incorporated…

DR Congo: 45 dead, 200 missing in Lake Mai-Ndombe boat accident

People look on as the rescue effort continues on Lake Mai-Ndombe INONGO (DR Congo), May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least…

Zimbabwe: Mine blast kills 8 illegal miners

HARARE, May 28 (NNN-Xnhua) — At least eight people died at a mine in Mazowe, about 40 km north of…

Peter Mutharika re-elected Malawi president

President of Malawi Peter Mutharika. Photo courtesy of Anandolu BLANTYRE, Malawi, May 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Peter Mutharika has been re-elected president of Malawi after a…

S. African President Thanks Cuba for Contribution against Apartheid

PRETORIA, May 27 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa thanked Cuba for its fundamental contribution to the struggle…

108 Tanzanian fishermen nabbed on Kenyan waters under investigation

NAIROBI, May 27 (NNN-KBC) — 108 Tanzanian fishermen who had strayed into the country’s waters are under investigations by members…

30 children go missing in Kenya daily

NAIROBI, May 27 (NNN-KBC) — Close to 30 cases of missing children are reported every day in Kenya as families…

UN calls for release of arbitrarily detained, abducted persons in Libya

TRIPOLI, May 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called for the immediate release of all persons…

South Africa: Cabinet announcement later this week

PRETORIA, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The announcement on the members of the new executive will be made later in the…