Dakar/Cape Town, Mar. 27, (dpa/GNA) – South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar has been placed under house arrest, his SPLM-IO party said on Thursday. In response, the…
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Sudanese army chief says ‘Khartoum is free’ after battle for capital
Omdurman, Mar. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The Sudanese government said on Wednesday that its forces had taken control of the capital Khartoum almost two years after the start…
Six killed in suspected al-Shabaab attack on police camp in Kenya
Nairobi, Mar. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Six police officers were killed in an attack by suspected al-Shabaab militants on a police camp in north-eastern Kenya, authorities said on…
Forty-four killed in Islamic State attack on Niger mosque
Niamey, Mar. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Forty-four people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a mosque in Niger, authorities in the West African country said on…
Sudanese army secures more areas of Khartoum, retakes key buildings
Omdurman, Mar. 22, (dpa/GNA) – The Sudanese army has regained control of additional parts of the capital, Khartoum, in a significant blow to the RSF paramilitary faction…
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah sworn in as Namibia’s first female president
Windhoek, Mar. 21, (dpa/GNA) – Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as president of Namibia on Friday, three and a half months after her election victory. The former…
Kirsty Coventry is first woman and African elected IOC president
Pylos, Mar. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, making her the first woman and the first person…
South African president says expulsion of US ambassador ‘regrettable’
Johannesburg, Mar. 15, (dpa/GNA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday he had noted the “regrettable expulsion” of the country’s ambassador to the United States…
NCDC confirms new Lassa fever case
By Abujah Racheal Mar 11, (NAN/GNA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a new case of Lassa fever…
Al-Shabaab gunman attack hotel in Somalia, killing at least 17
Mogadishu, Mar. 11, (dpa/GNA) – At least 17 people, including five militants, were killed in an attack by the Islamist militia al-Shabaab on a hotel in central…
Ethiopia repatriates 287 nationals detained in Kenya
ADDIS ABABA, March 7 (Xinhua/GNA) — The Ethiopian government has announced the repatriation of 287 nationals, who had been detained in 18 prisons across…
Nigerian troops kill 92 suspected terrorists in 1 week
ABUJA, March 7, (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 92 suspected terrorists were killed and 111 others arrested, in various operations by Nigerian troops in the…
Mali suspends artisanal mining permits granted to foreigners
BAMAKO, March 7, (Xinhua/GNA) — Permits for artisanal mining in Mali, granted to “individuals of foreign nationality” have been suspended on the orders of…
Son loses case against parents over move to Africa
Feb 27 (BBC/GNA) – A 14-year-old boy has lost a court case he brought against his own parents after they moved him from London…
At least 46 killed in military plane crash in Sudan
Omdurman, Sudan, Feb 27, (dpa/GNA) – At least 46 people were killed, after a Sudanese military aircraft crashed in a residential area in the…
Sudanese military plane crashes north of capital Khartoum
KHARTOUM, Feb. 27 (Xinhua/GNA) — A Sudanese military plane crashed on Tuesday in Omdurman, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, killing its crew and…
Over 600 DR Congo police officers repatriated from Burundi
BUJUMBURA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — More than 600 police officers and 28 soldiers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who had sought…
Fighting resumes in eastern DRC: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 27, (Xinhua/GNA) — The resumption of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) province, has killed and wounded…
UNICEF says to provide over 142 mln USD to help Niger improve education
NIAMEY, Feb. 20, (Xinhua/GNA) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), will provide more than 92 billion CFA francs (about 142 million U.S. dollars),…