Sudan crisis: Warring generals agree new truce after fighting intensifies

KHARTOUM, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s warring generals agreed a new 72-hour ceasefire from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators said, after fighting intensified with deadly air strikes in Khartoum and an exodus of wounded from Darfur over the border into Chad. Air strikes killed 17 civilians, including five children, in…

Brazil: Cyclone leaves 11 dead, 20 missing in southern Rio Grande do Sul state

BRASILIA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 11 people were killed and 20 were missing after a cyclone tore through southern Brazil, local authorities said. “According to the state branch of Protection and Civil Defense, 11 people died from the effects of the cyclone,” the government of Rio Grande do…

Mexico authorities find 129 migrants packed in cargo truck

MEXICO CITY, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican authorities found 129 migrants packed into the back of a cargo truck, the National Institute of Migration said. The “migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and India” were discovered on Friday night in the eastern state of Veracruz, it said in a statement.…

Uganda: Fear, grief after 41 dead in ‘brutal’ school attack

MPONDWE (Uganda), June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Grieving families prepared to bury their dead in western Uganda while others desperately searched for loved ones still missing after militants killed dozens of students in a school attack. Officials say at least 41 people, mostly students, were massacred on Friday in the worst…

UK immigrations: Number of migrants arriving in small boats tops 10,000 this year

LONDON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people arriving in the UK in small boats has reached over 10,000 since the start of the year, UK government figures showed. The provisional total covering the period up to Saturday (June 17) stands at 10,139, according to data released by the…

Nearly 20 countries want to join BRICS – senior Russian diplomat

MOSCOW, June 15 (NNN-TASS) — Nearly 20 countries are seeking to get BRICS membership and their number continues to grow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS on Thursday. “The list of candidates for joining the association continues to increase. The number of states seeking to join this association…

Tanzania: Coffee Board to introduce coffee online auction to increase competitiveness

DAR ES SALAAM, June 15 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA Coffee Board (TCB) is planning to introduce an online auction for coffee in a bid to increase efficiency and boost bidding competitiveness. The online platform, dubbed ‘Centralized Green Coffee Auctions’, will increase both the number of coffee buyers and farmers’ earnings. TCB…

Eritrea rejoins IGAD 16 years after walk-out

ASMARA, June 15 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state pulled out of the body, Information Minister Yemane Meskel said. “Eritrea resumed its activity in IGAD and took its seat” at a summit organised…

Eight Kenyan police killed in suspected al-Shabaab blast

NAIROBI, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack by Somalia-based militant group al-Shabaab, police said. The incident took place on Tuesday in Garissa county in eastern Kenya, a region on the border…

Russia not to extend grain deal unless agreements enforced by July 17 – FM Lavrov

MOSCOW, June 15 (NNN-TASS) — The extension of the grain deal is out of the question unless the package of agreements is enforced, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the 46th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), according…