Nairobi, April 14, (dpa/GNA) – More than 140,000 people in drought-stricken Somalia have had to flee their homes due to massive flooding since mid-March,…
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Glitch triggers emergency slide on German plane after Niger arrival
Niamey, April 13, (dpa/GNA) – The plane carrying two German ministers for an official visit to Niger experienced a technical glitch upon landing, with…
At least 10 dead in latest migrant boat sinking off Tunisian coast
Tunis, April 13, (dpa/GNA) – The Tunisian coastguard retrieved the bodies of 10 dead migrants after their Europe-bound boat sank off the country’s coast,…
Malawi ex-minister jailed over passport scam pardoned
April 11 (BBC/GNA) – Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has pardoned a former cabinet minister who was serving a five-year sentence after being convicted for…
Human Rights Watch demands release of former Tunisian prime minister
Tunis, April 11, (dpa) – The human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW), has called for the release of former Tunisian Prime Minister Ali…
Forty-four dead in two attacks in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, April 8 (Reuters/GNA) – Unknown assailants killed 44 people in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso overnight on Thursday, authorities said. The raids…
Italian ambassador murder trial: Life sentences given in DR Congo
By Emery Makumeno Kinshasa, April 7, (BBC/GNA) – A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced six men to life in…
Nigeria gunmen kill dozens in rural village in Benue State
By Chris Ewokor Abuja, April 7, (BBC/GNA) – Dozens of people have been killed in Nigeria after gunmen stormed a rural village and opened…
Liberia 2023 Elections: Political parties resolve to ensure peaceful process
Accra, April 07, GNA — Political parties in Liberia have pledged their commitment to peaceful, transparent and credible elections ahead of the country’s presidential…
Ethiopian Aviation University is committed to developing a skilled workforce
By Morkporkpor Anku (Courtesy: Ethiopian Airlines) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), April 6, GNA- Mr Kassie Yimam, the Acting President of the Ethiopian Aviation University, says…
Burkina Faso deports two French journalists
Paris, April 2, (dpa/GNA) – Two French journalists arrived back in Paris on Sunday after being deported by Burkina Faso’s military government on allegations of spying on…
Ike Ekweremadu: Organ-trafficking plot politician and wife guilty
March 23 (BBC/GNA) – A senior wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical “middleman” have been found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot, after…
Nigeria’s Tinubu travels to Paris and London to ‘rest’
March 23 (BBC/GNA) – Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu has travelled to France and the United Kingdom to “rest” and plan the transition programme ahead…
Ethiopia removes Tigray party from terror list
Addis Ababa, Mar. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Ethiopia’s parliament removed the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) from the country’s list of terrorist groups on Wednesday.…
UN expects worldwide drinking water shortage to continue
New York/Nairobi, Mar. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Increasing environmental problems and the economic difficulties linked to more freshwater pollution mean the worldwide shortage of drinking…
Corruption investigator murdered
South Africa, March 20, BBC/GNA – A South African accountant who was investigating high-level corruption cases, has been shot dead along with his son.…
Moroccan King awarded CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award
Accra March 15, GNA – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2022 has been awarded to HM King Mohammed VI,…
Death toll rises to 34 after sinking of migrant boat in Madagascar
Antananarivo, March 15, (dpa/GNA) – Two days after a boat with migrants sank off the coast of the African island state of Madagascar, the…
Malawi’s death toll from Cyclone Freddy rises to 190
Lilongwe, March 15, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll in Malawi due to the exceptionally long-lasting Tropical Cyclone Freddy, has risen to 190, the country’s…
Non-Communicable Diseases: WACCBIP commits to solution-oriented research
Albert Oppong-Ansah Nairobi (Kenya), March, 14, GNA, – The West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens ( WACCBIP ) says it is poised towards…