US Imposes Visa Restrictions On Ghana Over Deportee Row
The US accuses 7,000 Ghanaians of abusing the terms of their visas ACCRA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has…
Death toll hits 58 after Djbouti migrant boat tragedy
DJIBOUTI, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people who died when two migrant boats foundered after setting sail from…
Djibouti death toll from migrant boat continues to rise: UN
DJIBOUTI, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll after two migrant boats sank in heavy seas off the coast of…
Cameroon opposition leader Maurice Kamto ‘charged with insurrection’
YAOUNDE, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroon’s main opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, has been charged with insurrection, his lawyers say.If found…
South Africa: SABC’s retrenchment plan put on ice
PRETORIA, Feb 1 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced that it has put on hold its…
Zimbabwe’s public sector union backs down on strike, says situation is volatile
HARARE- Zimbabwe’s umbrella public sector union has backed down from plans for a national strike, an official said on Thursday,…
Sudan: Pres Bashir says border with Eritrea reopens after being shut for a year
-A+AEmailCorrectPrint KHARTOUM, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said that his country was reopening its border with Eritrea,…
Sudan Protests: Authorities Order Release Of All Detainees
KHARTOUM, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in Sudan have ordered the release of all detainees held during weeks of anti-government…
Ivorian MP Alain Lobognan Jailed For ‘Fake News’ Tweet
Alain Lobognon has been on hunger strike for 10 days ABIDJAN, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Ivory Coast MP and…
NGOs call on EU to stop sending migrants back to Libya
PARIS, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oxfam and 53 other organisations accused EU governments of being complicit in the “tragedy” of…