West Africa military chiefs to discuss Niger crisis this week

 ABUJA, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Military chiefs from the West African bloc ECOWAS will meet in Ghana to discuss possible intervention in Niger, military and political sources in the region said. The meeting on Thursday and Friday — originally scheduled for last weekend but then postponed — came after ECOWAS…

Canadian city declares state of local emergency due to wildfires

Northwest Territories provincial flag YELLOWKNIFE (Northwest Territories, Canada), Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Yellowknife, the capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada, declared a state of local emergency due to surrounding wildfires on Monday night. The declaration was passed at an emergency council meeting Monday evening. The city said on its…

Tanzania: PM touts provision of better services to citizens

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa MTWARA (Tanzania), Aug 15 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzanian PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has called upon public servants across the country to work diligently in serving the people in order to realise President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s vision of providing better services timely. The Premier issued the directives over the…

Kenyan, Ethiopian authorities commit to address cross-border conflicts

At Least 80 Ethiopian citizens have been arrested and disarmed along the porous Kenya-Ethiopia border NAIROBI, Aug 15 (NNN-KBC) — The Kenyan and Ethiopian authorities have endorsed plans to address any future cross-border conflicts between the two countries. Delegations from both countries who met at Dilloh area, Borana Zone and…

Russia’s Far East territory declares regional state of emergency following severe flood damage

VLADIVOSTOK (Russia), Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Governor Oleg Kozhemyako on Tuesday declared a regional state of emergency in the Primorsky Territory located in the Russian Far East, due to the extensive damage caused by severe flooding. “A regional emergency regime is being introduced in Primorye. The damage from the disaster…

Ethiopian parliament ratifies state of emergency in troubled Amhara region

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) on Monday ratified a six-month state of emergency rule in the northern Amhara region amid the prolonged conflicts between the military and local militiamen. In its extraordinary session, the HoPR, the lower house of the Ethiopian parliament,…

Violence prompts early departure from UN peacekeeping camp in Mali: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN peacekeepers are speeding their withdrawal from the Ber base near Timbuktu, Mali, because of a deteriorating security situation, a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the peacekeepers from the mission known as MINUSMA notified the…

Polish PM Morawiecki seeks referendum on irregular migration

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki WARSAW, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wants to hold a referendum on irregular migration, asking citizens whether they support accepting irregular migrants as part of a European Union relocation plan.Morawiecki announced his plan for a vote on Oct 15 – alongside…

Madagascar president’s aide charged with bribery in UK

Rajoelina, President of Madagascar LONDON, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Madagascan president’s chief of staff has been arrested in London after being suspected of seeking a bribe from precious stone miner Gemfields, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Monday.Romy Andrianarisoa, who works for Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina, was arrested…

South Africa: BRICS Summit to boost Gauteng economy

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 15 (NNN-SANEWS) — The Gauteng Tourism Authority (GTA) has lauded the upcoming BRICS Summit as a significant opportunity to create jobs and boost tourism revenue for the South African province. The BRICS Summit brings together governments and their leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. “There…