KINSHASA, Sept. 15, (Xinhua/GNA) – More than 7,200 confirmed Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as sustained…
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Libya aims to raise gas production to 4 bln cubic feet per day within 5 yrs
TRIPOLI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua/GNA) – Libya aims to increase its natural gas production to 4 billion cubic feet per day over the next three…
Gunmen kill 9 on bus in central Nigeria
ABUJA, Sept. 15, (Xinhua/GNA) – Nine people were killed after unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle, opened fire on a commercial bus in Nigeria’s central…
Egypt seizes 151 ancient artifacts from suspect in Minya
CAIRO, Sept. 15 (Xinhua/GNA) – Egyptian authorities have seized 151 ancient artifacts, including two coffins and 37 statues, from a man in Minya Province…
At least 21 killed in road accident in South Africa
Cape Town, Sept 15. (dpa/GN) – At least 21 people died, when two minibus taxis and a car collided in South Africa’s Western Cape…
Emergency alert issued in Mecca as attacks on Saudi territory continue
Cairo, Sept 15. (dpa/GNA) – Emergency alerts were activated in the holy Muslim city of Mecca on Tuesday, amid a series of attacks on…
Saudi Arabia shuts down vital East-West pipeline after attacks
Cairo, Sept 14. (dpa/GNA) – Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West Pipeline, as a precaution after reporting attacks on the strategically important oil…
Saudi Arabia says two injured in Houthi attack
Cairo, Sept 14. (dpa/GNA) – Two people were injured in Saudi Arabia, after a projectile fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia, struck the south-west…
Road to key Yemeni city reopened after Houthis advance along Red Sea
Cairo/Sana’a, Sept 14. (dpa/GNA) – A main access road to the city of Taiz in south-western Yemen, has been reopened, following an advance by…
Ugandan king, youngest in the world, laid to rest
Kampala, Sept 14. (dpa/GNA) – Nine days after his death, the man believed to have been the world’s youngest reigning monarch was buried in…
At least 26 pupils die in fire at two schools in Congo
Bukavu, Sept 10. (dpa/GNA) – At least 26 schoolchildren have died in a fire in Bukavu, the Congolese provincial authorities said on Thursday, adding…
Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with UAE amid tensions
Algiers, Sept 10. (dpa/GNA) – Algeria on Thursday, announced it was severing diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following months of tension…
Ethiopia creates globally competitive opportunities in artificial intelligence
The intergovernmental organisation for development highlighted the country’s achievements Sept 11 (TV BRICS/GNA) – Ethiopia has made significant progress in the use of artificial…
Kenya mulls duty-free maize imports amid shortage
NAIROBI, Sept. 8 (Xinhua/GNA) – Kenya said on Tuesday that it is considering a request from cereal millers, to allow the duty-free importation of…
WHO, Kenya ramp up readiness for El Nino deluge
NAIROBI, Sept. 8 (Xinhua/GNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO), is collaborating closely with the Kenyan government to mitigate health risks, linked to the…
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak “increasingly heterogeneous” with high community deaths: WHO
KINSHASA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua/GNA) – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is “becoming increasingly heterogeneous,” with divergent transmission trends…
Zimbabwe scales up support following Lake Kariba ferry capsize disaster: minister
HARARE, Sept. 8 (Xinhua/GNA) – The Zimbabwean government is scaling up support to communities affected by the Lake Kariba ferry capsize disaster on Aug.…
South Africa tightens controls to curb illegal migration
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 8 (Xinhua/GNA) – South Africa is stepping up efforts to curb illegal migration, including strengthening border security, tightening controls on traffic register…
Mainly young people among 25 dead in Cape Verde bus crash
Nairobi, Sept 7. (dpa/GNA) – Twenty-five passengers, most of them children and teenagers, have been killed in a bus accident on the island of…
Africa forum calls for urgent investment, action to transform agri-food systems
KIGALI, Sept. 2 (Xinhua/GNA) – Leaders, policymakers and development partners, on Wednesday called for urgent action, increased investment and stronger public-private partnerships, to transform…