DR Congo: Ebola centre set on fire after armed attack
GOMA (DR Congo), March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed assailants attacked an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,…
17 killed in Mali by booby-trapped corpse: Security sources
BAMAKO, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventeen civilians were killed and 15 were wounded in a blast caused by a booby-trapped…
President Kenyatta congratulates Buhari on his re-election
NAIROBI, Feb 28 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari following his re-election. President Kenyatta…
Egypt’s Transport Minister Resigns After Deadly Cairo Train Fire Leaves 25 Dead
CAIRO, Egypt, Feb 28 (NNN-NNA) – Egypt’s Transport Minister, Hesham Arafat has resigned, after a train loaded with fuel slammed…
Vote on two-thirds gender bill flops following quorum hitch
NAIROBI, Feb 28 (NNN-KBC) — Efforts by the leader of majority in National assembly Adan Duale to push for the…
UN food agency airlifts life-saving aid to threatened CAR region
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is airlifting life-saving aid to a region on…
Botswana’s president blasts western critics over elephant cull
GABORONE, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi blasted Western countries for their outburst over Botswana’s plan to lift…
Germany offers 15 mln euros to Libyan stabilization fund
TRIPOLI, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Germany contributed 15 million euros (17.05 million U.S. dollars) to the Libyan Stabilization Fund, the…
Moroccan energy expo highlights potential of solar energy in Africa
RABAT, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — The eighth edition of the “Solar Expo Morocco” kicked off in the Moroccan financial capital…
Fund raiser to quell blaze on Africa’s second highest peak – Mount Kenya
The fire on Mount Kenya NAIROBI, Feb 28 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Mount Kenya Trust, MKT, has launched an appeal for funds…