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…
Nigeria begins deployment of electoral materials ahead of polls
ABUJA, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s election commission confirmed the deployment of both sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials to states,…
Somalia: US airstrikes kill 15 suspected Al Shabaab militants
MOGADISHU, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States military says targeted air strikes against suspected terrorists in Somalia have killed…
Chadian army captures 250 rebels from Libya
N’DJAMENA, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Chadian military on Saturday said it had captured more than 250 rebels, including some…
Tunisian court jails seven jihadists for life following 2015 terror attacks
TUNIS, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Tunisian court has sentenced seven jihadists to life in prison after attacks at a…
Algeria’s ruling party backs president Bouteflika for fifth term
ALGIERS, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s ruling party FLN has picked President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as its candidate for the April…
Sahel Islamist groups’ networking skills growing – Security report
MUNICH (Germany), Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A surge in violent attacks linked to Islamist groups in West Africa’s Sahel region…