Tanzania’s President awards national team 500m/- for reaching AFCON finals

President Samia Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 9 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — After advancing into the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, Taifa Stars are set to receive a 500m/- reward from President Samia Suluhu Hassan. This has been confirmed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Arts and…

Europe warned of new highly mutated Covid-19 strain

STOCKHOLM, Sept 9 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — European health officials warned that a new highly mutated variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is circulating throughout the continent and may be behind an increase in Covid-19 cases. The strain, officially called BA.2.86, also known as Pirola, was detected sporadically in August and might…

Ecuadorian councillor murdered amid national state of emergency

QUITO, Sept 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ecuadorian councillor Bolivar Vera from Duran Canton was found dead on a road in the coastal province of Guayas hours after being kidnapped. Martha Vera Peralta, sister of the deceased, confirmed his death in a Facebook message, which Interior Minister Juan Zapata later corroborated. Vera…

Sudan crisis: Over 78,500 people enter Ethiopia from Sudan – UN

Coming into Ethiopia from Sudan ADDIS ABABA, Sept 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The number of people arriving in Ethiopia due to the conflict in Sudan has reached 78,598, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). As of Aug 29, as many as 78,598 crossings have been made…

151 illegal Bangladeshi migrants deported from Libya: IOM

TRIPOLI, Sept 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday said it repatriated 151 illegal Bangladeshi migrants from Libya. “This week, IOM assisted 151 migrants to safely return home to Bangladesh through the VHR (Voluntary Humanitarian Return) program in a charter flight from Benghazi to Dhaka,” IOM…

Update: Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to 632

Residents taking shelter at an open space after an earthquake in Ouarzazate, Morocco RABAT, Sept 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The death toll from a rare, strong earthquake that struck central Morocco Friday night has risen to 632, with 329 injuries, Morocco’s TV said. Morocco’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that…

Cuba and China sign biotechnology cooperation agreements

HAVANA, Sept 9 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba and China signed, in Havana, new agreements to strengthen cooperation in biotechnology, during the closing of the 12th Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Biotechnology.At the meeting, Eduardo Martinez Diaz, president of BioCubafarma, defined among the strategic lines for both nations the strengthening…

South African Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies aged 95

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a Zulu nationalist leader who presided over South Africa’s deadliest violence ahead of the first multiracial elections in 1994, died on Saturday aged 95, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.  “I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi … Traditional Prime…

Liberia President George Weah launches campaign for second term

Liberian President George Weah MONROVIA, Sept 9 (NNN-GNA) — Liberia’s President George Weah officially launched his campaign for a second term on Thursday, in front of thousands of supporters in the capital Monrovia ahead of next month’s polls.Keen supporters of the country’s leader, a former international football star, began descending…

Somalia: 107 Al Shabaab fighters surrender to government troops

Somalian Army members patrol during an operation MOGADISHU, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 107 Al Shabaab fighters have surrendered to the government forces of Somalia between July and August, the country’s counterterrorism centre said.Abdullahi Mohamed Nor, the director of the National Center for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, said the…