Norway: 2 killed in small plane crash

OSLO, Aug 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — A small airplane crashed on Monday evening in Norway, killing two local people. The accident happened at around 7 p.m. local time. The crash site has been identified about 1 km south of the Reinsvoll airport in Vestre Toten, Innlandet, 100 km north of the…

US: Two dead after rescue helicopter crashes into Florida apartment complex

FORT LAUDERDALE (Florida, US), Aug 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — Two people were killed and four others were injured on Monday morning after a fire rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment complex near Fort Lauderdale, U.S. state of Florida, police said. Authorities identified the dead as Broward County Sheriff Fire Rescue Captain…

Cuban President ends tour of Africa

 WINDHOEK, Aug 29 (NNN-ACN) — With his official visit to Namibia, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel ended Monday his tour of Africa.The Cuban leader’s stay in Namibia strengthened the ties of friendship between the two countries, based on mutual admiration, solidarity, and new opportunities for cooperation, according to a note issued…

Ecowas tones down its military plan for Niger

Supporters of National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland ABUJA, Aug 29 (NNN-GNA) — The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) is climbing down from the initial peak of military intervention in Niger, seeing instead a possibility of diplomatic solution.Since July 26, Niger has been in the eye…

US storms: Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane with dangerous rain, winds and storm surge

MIAMI, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Monday and could bring potentially catastrophic winds, heavy rain and flooding to Florida’s Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm later this week, prompting evacuations and school closures in parts of the state. By Monday night, Idalia was…

South Africa: Presidential Youth Employment Initiative making strides

PRETORIA, Aug 29 (NNN-SANEWS) — Between April and June this year, at least 135,000 earning opportunities were secured by young people through the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative’s (PYEI) National Pathway Management Network. Some 108,061 of these were accessed through the SA Youth platform with 27,088 opportunities scored through the Department…

French envoy still in Niger despite ultimatum: Macron

PARIS, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s ambassador to Niger is still in the coup-hit Sahel country despite an ultimatum from the new army leaders to leave his post, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. During a major foreign policy speech to ambassadors gathered in Paris, Macron confirmed that French envoy…

Niger junta cut electricity, water supply to French embassy after quit order expired

NIAMEY, Aug 28 (NNN-GNA) — The Nigerien junta has reportedly ordered utility supply to the French embassy to be cut, according to reports by a regional security expert.The president of the National Support Committee for the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country (CNSP), Elh Issa Hassoumi Boureima, has…

Four migrants killed in boat capsize off Greece; 18 others rescued

ATHENS, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four migrants died Monday when their boat capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, while 18 people were rescued, the coastguard said. A patrol picked up 22 people in the Aegean but four of them were dead, a brief statement said. The survivors were transferred…

Somalia: US airstrike kills 13 Al-Shabaab militants

A panoramic aerial view of the Somali port city of Kismayo MOGADISHU, Aug 28 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The US military in Africa (AFRICOM) reported a “collective self-defense” airstrike against al-ShabaAb militants — killing 13 fighters in Somalia. The airstrike took place in the vicinity of Seiera, approximately 45 kilometers northwest of…