Dialogue only viable way to resolve Burundi political crisis: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN envoy for Burundi said Tuesday that dialogue remains the only viable option…
Water from Lesotho to benefit Botswana through 600-km pipeline
GABORONE, Feb 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa will share the cost of the construction of a 600-km…
Somalia and Kenya in khat row
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several Somali traders have stopped importing khat from Kenya following a diplomatic row between the…
Nigeria delayed election: Electoral body cautions presidential candidates Buhari, Atiku
The opposition’s Atiku Abubakar and President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Feb 20 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Nigeria’s electoral commission has called on politicians…
South Africa to market itself in the US
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (NNN-DANEWS) — Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Bulelani Magwanishe highlighted trade and investment opportunities in South…
Tanzanian court sentences Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ to 15 years for smuggling
Chinese businesswoman Yang Feng Glan, dubbed the “Ivory Queen”, is escorted by a prison warden at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s…
Angola, Uruguay sign agreement on Tourism
SIGNING CEREMONY OF COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANGOLA AND URUGUAY LUANDA, Feb 20 (NNN-ANGOP) — Angola and Uruguay signed Tuesday two…
Ethiopia contracts Chinese companies to complete Nile dam construction
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 19 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — In a bid to accelerate the pace of the construction of Ethiopia’s strategic dam,…
Burundi, Somali presidents discuss security amidst AMISOM withdrawal plan
GITEGA (Burundi), Feb 19 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza hosted a state banquet in honour of his Somali counterpart,…
Nigeria: Pres Muhammadu Buhari vows to deal with vote riggers after election postponed
ABUJA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he has ordered the police and military to be “ruthless”…