Africa

US offers Niger operations centre to fight Boko Haram

NIAMEY, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States turned over acommunications and operations centre to the Niger army on Monday…

Ebola In DRC Threatens Neighbouring South Sudan: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has prompted the United Nations…

Western Diplomats Regret Disobeying Diplomatic Protocol In S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, S. Africa, Feb 5 (NNN-SANEWS) – Heads of the diplomatic missions of Switzerland, Britain, Germany, The Netherlands and the…

Nigerian Candidate Says Her Withdrawal From Presidential Race Not A Plot

ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Nigerian female politician and former presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of…

Nigeria Records 41,000 Cancer-Related Deaths In 2018: WHO

ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 41,000 Nigerians were killed by cancer in 2018, out of an…

S. Africa Willing To Attract More Chinese Tourists: Minister

PRETORIA, S. Africa, Feb 4 (NNN-SA NEWS) – South Africa is willing to have more Chinese visitors and is striving…

UN Refugee Commission Evacuates Over 4,000 Refugees From Libya During 2018-2019

TRIPOLI, Libya, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), on Sunday said, it evacuated more…

Chinese, Sudanese FMs Exchange Congratulatory Message On 60th Anniversary Of Diplomatic Relations

BEIJING, China, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, and his Sudanese counterpart, Al-Dirdiri Mohamed…

Jordan King Arrives In Tunisia For State Visit

TUNIS, Tunisia, Feb 4 (NNN-TAP) – At the invitation of Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi, King Abdullah II of Jordan…

Pharaonic Tomb Found Under House Near Giza Pyramids

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb 4 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian police announced on Sunday, finding an ancient tomb beneath a house near…