Africa

Algeria army chief calls for President Bouteflika to be ousted

Deputy Minister for National Defense and Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army (ANP), Ahmed Gaid Salah said Tuesday…

Ethiopian crash report likely to be released this week as Boeing briefs airlines

ADDIS ABABA, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A preliminary report on an Ethiopian Airlines crash will very likely be released this…

Journalists protest in Khartoum over crackdown on press freedom

A Sudanese protesting against his government during a demonstration earlier this year in Netherlands, The Hague. Photo courtesy of Ana…

Ugandan Pres Museveni to visit Kenya’s Mombasa Wednesday

Museveni will tour the Port of Mombasa. NAIROBI, March 26 (NNN-KBC) — Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is set to…

UN humanitarian chief urges int’l community to support fight against Ebola in DRC

UNITED NATIONS, March 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN humanitarian chief called on the international community to support the fight against…

Tunisia, Switzerland keen to boost social security coordination

TUNIS, March 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Monday met with visiting Swiss Federal Councillor Alain Berset…

IDPs in Libya need assistance after returning home: UNHCR

TRIPOLI, March 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nearly half a million internally displaced people (IDPs) who have returned to their homes in…

US approves US$3.8b F-16 sale to Morocco

WASHINGTON, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has approved the sale of 25 F-16 fighter aircraft to Morocco for…

Gabon: President Bongo returns home after rehabilitation in Morocco

Gabonese President, Ali Bongo LIBREVILLE, March 26 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — President Ali Bongo Ondimba flew home to Gabon after several months…

#FreeOurGirls: Twitter users back Burundi schoolgirls, detained for defacing president’s photos in school textbooks

GITEGA, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twitter users have rallied to the cause of three schoolgirls arrested for defacing photos of…