Standoff in northern Kosovo ends after day of deadly clashes

Police officers stand guard in the aftermath of a shooting, near the village of Zvecane, Kosovo BANJSKA (Kosovo), Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The standoff between gunmen and Kosovo authorities at a monastery near the border with Serbia ended on Sunday night, authorities in Pristina said, following a police operation to regain…

Niger bans French aircraft from its airspace: aviation authority

NIAMEY, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s military rulers have banned “French aircraft” from flying over the country’s airspace, according to the Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) website. Niger’s airspace is “open to all national and international commercial flights except for French aircraft or…

Kosovo police officer killed in shooting blamed on Serbia

PRISTINA, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A police officer has been killed and another injured in a shooting in area of Kosovo near Serbia. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said the attack in the northern village of Banjska in Leposavic involved “professionals” using heavy weapons. The incident is ongoing, Kurti said.…

Half a million Venezuelans asylum seekers allowed to work legally in US

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuelans seeking asylum in the US who are already living in the country will be allowed to work legally under new rules announced by the Biden administration. About 472,000 people will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months. It…

Tanzania: 276bn/- to transform cities infrastructure

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 24 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) –The Tanzanian government has signed contracts worth 276.2bn/- for execution of the first tier of the Tanzania Cities Transforming Infrastructure and Competitiveness (TACTIC) project in 12 cities. According to Minister of State in the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Governments (PO-RALG) Mohamed…

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan begin second round of negotiations on GERD

The Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) ADDIS ABABA, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan began the second round of trilateral negotiations in Addis Ababa, to resolve the issue of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built on the Nile River. Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam…

Kenya to host agricultural and processing Expo in October

NAIROBI, Sept 24 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is set to host major agricultural  and Processing expo from 27th to 29th of next month at Sarit Centre . Over 1,500 exhibitors from six countries expected to attend the expo co-organized by the Kenya National Chambers of Commerce & Industry – Kajiado chapter…

Sudan crisis: Army Chief Burhan says he’s ready for peace talks

Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (centre)  NEW YORK, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of Sudan’s army said he is willing to talk to the commander of rebel forces whom he is battling for control of the country. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he was ready in principle to sit down…

US politic: Pres Biden blames ‘extreme Republicans’ for threatening US government shutdown

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden blamed “a small group of extreme Republicans” for a budget impasse that has placed the US government a week away from a shutdown, urging the lawmakers to resolve the issue. Speaking at a Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner, Biden said he and…

Thousands march against police violence in France

PARIS, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people marched in France Saturday to protest police violence in demonstrations organised by the left, with clashes breaking out on the margins of the Paris rally. The nationwide protest came just under three months after the point-blank-range killing by a policeman…