KHARTOUM, Sept. 19, (Xinhua/GNA) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and a local armed group, exchanged fire on Monday evening in Port Sudan, the…
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West Africa Association of Ewes launches football tournament
By Nelson Ayivor Lome, Sept. 18, GNA – The West Africa Association of Ewes (WAAE), an umbrella body of Ewe speaking countries in West…
UN warns of concerning situation at two more Libyan dams
Geneva, Sept 18, (dpa/GNA) – Following the devastating floods a week ago in Libya, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs(OCHA), on…
Violent clashes rage between Sudanese army, paramilitary forces in Khartoum
KHARTOUM, Sept. 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — Violent confrontations resumed on Saturday, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in…
Sudan’s Al-Burhan travels to Uganda for official visit
KHARTOUM, Sept. 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — Chairman of Sudan’s transitional Sovereign Council and General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, is…
Somali forces kill 30 al-Shabab militants in central region
MOGADISHU, Sept. 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Somali National Army, killed more than 30 al-Shabab fighters on Saturday evening, in operations in central Somalia. “The…
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign a new Sahel defence alliance
Bamako, Sept 18, (dpa/GNA) – The West African states of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, have formed a defence alliance, according to Mali’s interim…
Red Cross sends 5,000 body bags to flood-ravaged Libya
Cairo, Sept 15, (dpa/GNA) – A plane carrying 5,000 body bags, on Friday headed to Libya where rescuers are racing against time, in the…
Zimbabwean president lays out agenda for second term
Harare, Sept. 15 (Xinhua/GNA) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, laid out on Thursday, the agenda for his second term in office, following re-election last…
Rescuers struggle to reach remote areas in quake-hit Morocco
Rabat, Sept. 14, (dpa/GNA) - Rescue efforts continued in Morocco on Wednesday, as clearing blocked, rugged pathways to reach isolated towns remained a challenge following an earthquake…
Flood death toll could reach 20,000 in Libya’s Derna, mayor says
Cairo, Sept. 14, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from devastating floods that struck eastern Libya could reach 20,000 in the city of Derna alone, the mayor said. …
The crisis in Niger is a concern for all – Algerian President
Accra, Sept. 14, GNA – Addelmadjid Tebboune, the President of Algeria, has called for a concerted effort to help resolve the crisis in Niger.…
Algeria proposes six-month transition period for Niger
Accra, Sept. 13, GNA – Algeria has proposed a six-month “reasonable median period” to restore constitutional and democratic order in Niger, a landlocked country…
Over 5,300 feared dead, 10,000 more missing in Libya’s devastating floods
BEIJING, Sept. 13, (Xinhua/GNA) — Thousands of people were killed and over 10,000 more missing, after floods, triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel, hit eastern…
Chinese envoy in Kenya pledges support for Kenya’s arid county
NAIROBI, Sept. 13, (Xinhua/GNA) – Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Zhou Pingjian, on Tuesday said during a visit to the northwestern Kenyan county of Turkana,…
120 al-Shabab fighters killed in central Somalia operations
MOGADISHU, Sept. 13, (Xinhua/GNA) – The Somali National Army (SNA), backed by local forces, killed 120 al-Shabab militants, after conducting operations in Galmudug State,…
Zimbabwean president announces new cabinet after re-election
HARARE, Sept. 13, (Xinhua/GNA) – Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Monday announced the new 26-member cabinet, following his re-election for a second term last…
Nigerian refugees in Cameroon find solace in trees
YAOUNDE, Sept. 13, (Xinhua/GNA) – Luka Isaac Batakwa, reminisced about the scary night when he lost his four relatives, when gunmen belonging to the…
Rescue teams in eastern Libya race against time to save flood victims
Tripoli, Sept. 12, (dpa/GNA) – Rescue teams were racing against time on Tuesday in Libya’s eastern regions which were devastated by a powerful two-day…
Libyan floods: Derna city alone recovers 1,000 bodies — minister
Sept 12 (BBC/GNA) – The death toll from floods in Libya in one city alone stands at more than 1,000, a senior official who…