Germany arrests seven suspected Daesh fundraisers

German prosecutors said they arrested seven people accused of collecting money for Daesh group in Syria BERLIN, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES)– German prosecutors said they arrested seven people accused of collecting money to send to the Daesh group in Syria. The four Germans, a German-Moroccan dual national, one Kosovar and a…

Kenya hosts ‘World No Tobacco Day’

Tobacco kills over 8 million people every year. NAIROBI, May 31 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is Wednesday hosting the commemoration of the “World No Tobacco Day” amid heightened calls that millions of hectares of land globally be dedicated to food as opposed to tobacco production. The theme of the day to…

Tragedy strikes as 13 lives lost from toxic porridge consumption in Namibia; 4 in critical condition

WINDHOEK, May 31 (NNN-GNA) — Thirteen individuals tragically lost their lives within a three-day period, while four others remain in critical condition after consuming suspected poisonous food in Namibia.The victims, belonging to a household consisting of 22 individuals in the village of Kayova, located in the northeastern Kavango region, were…

Update: Sudan army suspends truce talks with paramilitary foes – official

 KHARTOUM, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Sudanese army has suspended its participation in US- and Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks with its paramilitary foes, a government official said Wednesday. The army took the decision “because the rebels have never implemented a single one of the provisions of a short-term ceasefire which required…

Sudan crisis: Fighting continues a day after ceasefire extended

Army leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was seen greeting troops in a rare video appearance KHARTOUM, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Intense clashes have been continuing in Sudan’s capital a day after military factions agreed to extend a ceasefire aimed at allowing aid to reach civilians. The army and the paramilitary Rapid Support…

Tanzania: PM tasks energy ministry to expand fuel stock capacity

DAR ES SALAAM, May 31 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed the Ministry of Energy to ensure that Tanzania has enough stock of fuel that can cater for needs in between five and six months, instead of having a stock for only one month to serve the public.…

Panama: UNICEF warns on increase in children as irregular migrants

PANAMA, May 31 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in Panama about the increase in children as irregular migrants passing through the Darien jungle.     In a press release published by local media, including La Estrella de Panama, it was pointed out that in the first four…

Sunak to meet Biden in Washington next week: Downing Street

LONDON, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet US President Joe Biden in Washington next week for talks, Downing Street announced on Tuesday. Biden invited Sunak to the White House when the British leader was in San Diego in March for the launch of a nuclear…

Number of new German citizens reaches 20-year high as many Syrians naturalized

BERLIN, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany saw a 28 percent increase in the number of people gaining its citizenship last year, with people from Syria accounting for more than a quarter of those who were naturalized, official data showed Tuesday. Preliminary figures show that about 168,500 people were granted German citizenship…

Ethiopia: Ongoing dengue fever outbreak kills nine in Afar Region – WHO

ADDIS ABABA, May 31 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Ongoing outbreak of Dengue fever in Logia and Mille districts in Zone 1 of Afar regional state has killed nine people with a total of 1,638 suspected and confirmed cases as of May 10, according to the WHO. According to WHO’s weekly bulletin, published last…