Kenya, Uganda officials hold meeting over harassment of fishermen in Lake Victoria

meeting follows the death of two Kenyan fishermen who were allegedly shot by Uganda Defence Forces KAMPALA, July 10 (NNN-KBC) — Security agencies from Kenya and Uganda held a consultative meeting in Uganda on how they will solve the constant harassment of Kenyan fishermen by Ugandan officers. The meeting follows…

Kenya hosts 20th Maputo Protocol Anniversary celebrations on women’s rights

The event opens on today (Monday) up to Tuesday July 11th 2023 NAIROBI, July 10 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is hosting the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women. The event opens on Monday up to Tuesday. Hundreds of delegates from the African Union member States and…

Kenya, DRC, Central African Republic partner to boost security

The three nations commit to achieving lasting peace and stability in the continent OYO (Congo Republic), July 10 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya, Republic of Congo and Central African Republic will join forces in the fight against terrorism and insecurity in the continent. President William Ruto said the three nations are committed…

Peru: 5 dead, 20 injured in two buses road crash

LIMA, July 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Five people were killed and more than 20 injured Sunday after a minibus collided with a public transit bus in the Comas district of Peru’s Lima province, Radio Programas del Peru reported. The accident occurred around 8 a.m. local time in the Collique neighborhood, said…

Bus-truck crash kills 20 in southwest Nigeria

LAGOS, July 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Twenty people were killed when a passenger bus hit a truck on Sunday in southwestern Nigeria’s Lagos, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said. Carrying 20 people, the bus slammed into a truck loaded with sand near the town of Mowo along the Lagos-Badagry…

Protest held in Stockholm against Quran burning

STOCKHOLM, July 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Stockholm on Sunday to protest against the burning of the Quran in Sweden. The gathering took place on a square near a mosque where an individual set a copy of the Quran ablaze on June 28. According to the…

Italy lifts 10-year airspace ban on Libyan civil flights

TRIPOLI, July 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Libyan government announced that a 10-year ban on Libyan civil flights over Italian airspace has been lifted. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has conveyed the decision to her Libyan counterpart Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah, the Libyan government said in a statement. The decision marks a significant…

Nigeria confirms outbreak of diphtheria as 4-year-old patient dies

ABUJA, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly diptheria disease in the capital Abuja, following the death of a four-year-old patient, the country’s infectious diseases agency said.Infections from the highly contagious bacterial disease which affects the throat and nose, and can cause breathing…

US gun violence: 9 wounded in Cleveland mass shooting; manhunt for gunman underway

CLEVELAND (Ohio, US), July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gunman opened fire on a crowd of people in Cleveland early Sunday, wounding nine before fleeing the scene. Officers on duty in the city’s historic Warehouse District responded at about 2:30 a.m. and provided medical aid, Police Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said in a…

US: At least 1 dead as heavy rain causes flash flooding in New York

NEW YORK, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A slow-moving storm system brought heavy rain across a wide section of New York State on Sunday evening, flooding streets, prompting dozens of rescues for drivers whose vehicles were stranded on inundated roads and causing at least one death, the authorities said. The Hudson…