Ethiopia contracts Chinese companies to complete Nile dam construction
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 19 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — In a bid to accelerate the pace of the construction of Ethiopia’s strategic dam,…
Burundi, Somali presidents discuss security amidst AMISOM withdrawal plan
GITEGA (Burundi), Feb 19 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza hosted a state banquet in honour of his Somali counterpart,…
Nigeria: Pres Muhammadu Buhari vows to deal with vote riggers after election postponed
ABUJA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he has ordered the police and military to be “ruthless”…
Angola seeks negotiated solution in Venezuela – FM Augusto
MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS, MANUEL AUGUSTO LUANDA, Feb 19 (NNN-ANGOP) — Foreign Affairs Minister, Manuel Augusto said that the Angolan…
Liberia Gold Mine Collapse: Dozens Arrested At ‘Lawless’ Rescue Site
Liberia is rich in mineral deposits – and full of illicit mines MONROVIA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 60 miners, some…
Tiny South Africa beach restaurant crowned best in world
Chef Kobus van der Merwe received the Restaurant of the Year award for his beach restaurant Wolfgat in South Africa…
Kenya: Nine people die in Nakuru-Eldoret highway crash
NAIROBI, Feb 18 (NNN-KBC) — Nine people have died in a tragic road accident along Nakuru- Eldoret highway. Seven of them…
Ethiopia, Djibouti sign gas pipeline deal
DJIBOUTI, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia and Djibouti have a signed a deal to build a pipeline to carry Ethiopian…
DR Congo: 8 dead in Goma shootings
GOMA (DR Congo), Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Unidentified gunmen killed eight people in three districts of Goma in eastern Democratic…
Zimbabwe shelves plans to join Continental Free Trade Area as ‘local industry not ready’
HARARE, Feb 18 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The Zimbabwe government has shelved plans to fully join the Africa Continental Free Trade Area…