Algeria’s President Bouteflika to seek fifth term: state news agency
ALGIERS, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIEs) — Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he would seek a fifth term in a presidential election…
Ugandan President Museveni reassures EU on regional peace
President Museveni during talks with the European Union’s Federica Mogherini in Addis Ababa. ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia), Feb 11 (NNN-NEW VISION)…
Nigeria signs $30 bn export-financing deal – local media
ABUJA, Feb 11 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) –The federal government of Nigeria has reached a 30 billion US dollar export-financing deal with investment…
South Sudan government announces return to pre-war oil production levels
NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan will return to producing more than 350,000 barrels of crude per day…
Ivorian parliament speaker resigns ahead of possible 2020 presidential run
ABIDJAN, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro has resigned as parliament speaker in a split…
Nigeria Election: Election Office Burnt Down Six Days Before Polls
ABUJA, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) —An office for Nigeria’s election commission has been burned down just six days before the country is…
Rwanda’s Kagame Steps Down, Egypt’s Sisi Takes Head of African Union
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi officially took over the rotating post of ceremonial head of…
SADC Condemns Intervention, Interference in Venezuela
GABORONE (Botswana), Feb 11 (NNN-TELESUR) — The South African Development Community (SADC), a group consisting of 15 African nations, issued…
Sierra Leone declares rape ‘national emergency,’ life sentence for culprits
FREETOWN, Feb 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The brutal rape of a young girl by her uncle in Sierra Leone became the…
Tanzania to collect over US$26 million from tourist hunting
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania is hoping to collect more than 26 million U.S. dollars from tourist…