UN Peace monitors call for effective army unification in South Sudan
JUBA, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The South Sudan peace monitoring body on Friday called for the establishment of numbers, training…
ICC orders conditional release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo
THE HAGUE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of former Ivory Coast…
Ghana: Small scale miners yet to resume operations, miners target 3-month to fully return
ACCRA, Feb 2 (NNN-GNA) — Several weeks after the lifting of the ban on small scale mining, productive activities of…
South Africa: President Ramaphosa named 2018 Newsmaker of the Year
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s National Press Club has named President Cyril Ramaphosa as the 2018 Newsmaker of…
South Africa: Shamila Batohi, new NPA boss takes aim at corruption
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi has taken a firm stance against corruption…
South Africa’s Largest Union NUMSA Mobilizes Against Electricity Price Hike
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), the largest single trade union in the…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa denies rift with deputy: Newspaper reports
HARARE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said there is no rift with his deputy and dismissed…
Uganda seizes ivory, pangolin scales worth an estimated US$8 million
KAMPALA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda seized a contraband shipment of ivory and pangolin scales it said was the largest…
Trans-Gambia bridge a boon for trade
FARAFFENI/BARRA (Gambia), Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gleaming new bridge across the Gambia River in West Africa is transforming transport…
Nigerian opposition candidate to consider amnesty for corruption suspects
ABUJA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar said he would consider an amnesty for corruption suspects…