Nigeria, Oct. 07 (BBC/GNA) – A nursing assistant said to have injected Nigerian Afrobeats star Mohbad with drugs is the prime suspect in his…
Africa
Tunisia’s Saied rejects EU financial aid, casting doubt on immigration deal
Tunis, Oct. 5, (GNA/Reuters) – Saied’s move could undermine the “strategic partnership” from July that includes measures on combating human traffickers and tightening borders,…
Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege unveils DR Congo presidential bid
Kinshasha, Oct. 5, (GNA/AFP) – Speaking to a packed auditorium in the central African nation’s capital Kinshasa, the doctor told reporters he wanted to…
Tsunami warning lifted after magnitude-6.6 Japan earthquake
Tokyo, Oct. 5, (dpa/GNA) – A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck Japan’s eastern outlying islands early Thursday. The earthquake, which hit at 11 am (0200 GMT)…
At least 40 missing after boat accident in north Nigeria
ABUJA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua/GNA) – At least 40 people are reported missing, after a boat carrying passengers, capsized on a local river in Nigeria’s…
Dozens feared killed as explosion rocks illegal oil refinery in south Nigeria
ABUJA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua/GNA) – Nigerian authorities on Tuesday, launched an investigation into an explosion, that recently rocked an illegal oil refinery in the…
Liberia’s election body assures transparency of voting process
MONROVIA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua/GNA) — Liberia’s election body, has allayed fears of rigging the results of the forthcoming presidential election in the country, saying…
Niger accepts Algeria’s proposal to mediate ongoing crisis
ALGIERS, Oct. 3, (Xinhua/GNA) – Niger has accepted Algeria’s mediation proposal, aimed at finding a political solution to the ongoing crisis in the West…
Niger accepts Algeria’s mediation as part of President Tebboune’s initiative
Algiers, Oct 3 GNA – The Algerian government has received, through the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a notification of acceptance of Algerian mediation…
25 injured in police headquarters fire in NE Egypt
CAIRO, Oct. 2 (Xinhua/GNA) – At least 25 people were injured, after a huge fire erupted at a security directorate in the Egyptian Suez…
Violent clashes continue in Khartoum, killing over 13 civilians
KHARTOUM, Sept. 29, (Xinhua/GNA) – Violent clashes continued Thursday between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum,…
Nigerian troops kill 191 suspected gunmen in two weeks: official
ABUJA, Sept. 29, (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 191 suspected gunmen were killed, in various clearance operations by troops across the country, in the past…
UNICEF provides water treatment material to flood-hit E. Libya
TRIPOLI, Sept. 29, (Xinhua/GNA) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday provided water treatment material to the flood-hit eastern Libya. “The first…
Violent clashes continue in Khartoum, killing over 13 civilians
KHARTOUM, Sept. 29, (Xinhua/GNA) – Violent clashes continued Thursday between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum,…
Increasing murder cases alarm citizens in Malawi
LILONGWE, Sept. 27, (Xinhua/GNA) – Malawians are grappling with an increase in reported murder cases, raising fears of a potential security lapse within the…
East African countries working to integrate tourism destinations
ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 27, (Xinhua/GNA) – East African countries are integrating their tourism destinations, to offer better experiences to tourists visiting attractions along the…
Zimbabwean farmers brace for drought as new agricultural season beckons
HARARE, Sept. 27 (Xinhua/GNA) — Zimbabwean farmers are bracing for declining precipitation in the forthcoming agricultural season, with some opting to plant early and…
Mitsubishi Electric picks BlackBerry to power new in-vehicle system
Tokyo, Sept. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Mitsubishi Electric and BlackBerry announced that Mitsubishi Electric’s new automotive in-cabin system, Mitsubishi Electric FLEXConnect, will be powered by…
Mali postpones presidential election planned for February
Bamako, Sept. 23, (dpa/GNA) – The presidential election planned for February in the military-ruled West African state of Mali has to be postponed “for…