Ethiopia’s Amhara Region hit by protests over move to dissolve regional forces

Amhara forces played a crucial role in the war against Tigrayan rebels ADDIS ABABA, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Huge protests have taken place in Ethiopia’s Amhara region for the fifth consecutive day against government moves to dissolve a paramilitary force. Demonstrators blocked roads with rocks and burning tyres to prevent…

Europe migrant crisis: Italy moves to rescue 1,200 people on boats

ROME, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Italian coastguard is carrying out two large-scale operations to rescue around 1,200 migrants from overcrowded boats off the coast of Sicily. About 800 people are travelling on one of the fishing boats, while around 400 are on another. The country’s coastguard has already rescued around…

US gun violence: Mother of 6-year-old student who shot teacher charged with child neglect

NEWPORT NEWS (Virginia, US), April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mother of the six-year-old US elementary school student who shot and seriously wounded his teacher in January has been charged with felony child neglect, a prosecutor in the eastern state of Virginia announced. In addition to the felony indictment, Deja Taylor…

Mediation group puts new proposals to end Mali hostilities before Security Council session: UN

UNITED NATIONS, April 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — Signatories to the 2014 Algiers Peace Agreement have new proposals to consider on the eve of a UN Security Council meeting on Mali, a UN spokesman said. The international mediation group presented concrete proposals to the parties to relaunch implementation of the proposed peace…

Pres Lula calls for national unity to rebuild Brazil

BRASILIA, April 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for national unity to rebuild Brazil. He made the appeal on the eve of his 100th day in office while reviewing the main measures his administration has taken since he took office on Jan 1. “We live…

Russia seizes 699 kg of cocaine bound for EU

MOSCOW, April 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said that it seized 699 kg of cocaine from Latin America, part of which was planned to be sold to the European Union (EU). Two Colombian nationals and an EU citizen carried the wholesale batch of drug worth more than…

Over 42,000 Tanzanian schoolgirls drop out of school due to pregnancy

DAR ES SALAAM, April 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 42,954 schoolgirls dropped out of school between July 2021 and June 2022 after they got pregnant, said a latest report by the Controller and Auditor General (CAG) of Tanzania. The 2021/2022 CAG report tabled in parliament in the capital Dodoma said…

13 traders killed as truck plunges into river in southern Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, April 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 13 traders were killed on Sunday night and another two injured after a truck ferrying them from an auction plunged into a river in Ruvuma region in southern Tanzania, police said on Monday. Marco Chilya, the Ruvuma regional police commander, said…

Peru bus plunges into river leaves 10 dead, 25 injured

A photo uploaded to social media after the incident LIMA, April 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 10 people were killed and another 25 injured in the predawn hours of Monday after a passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged into a river in Peru’s department of Lima. The accident…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine, Russia exchange more than 200 troops in prisoner swap

Ukrainian prisoners of war pose for a picture after a swap at an unknown location in Ukraine MOSCOW/KYIV, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap, the warring countries have said. Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that 106 Russian…