US: Multiple feared dead after two army helicopters crash in Kentucky

 WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several casualties have been reported after two US Army Blackhawk helicopters crashed during a training incident in Kentucky on Wednesday night, officials said. “We can confirm two aircraft from the 101st were involved in an accident last night resulting in several casualties,” the 101st Airborne Division, the only…

UN Refugee Agency in Mozambique appeals for help to deal with DRC refugees

MAPUTO, March 30 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The representative of the UN refugee agency in Mozambique said refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo are making an already complicated humanitarian crisis in northern Mozambique even worse. Samuel Chakwera said that the agency now needs additional resources to cater to…

UN Security Council demands DR Congo militia groups dismantle

Displaced Muslims who fled attacks by M23 rebels break the Ramadan fast at an informal displacement camp in Goma UNITED NATIONS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council on Wednesday “strongly” condemned violence perpetrated by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, demanding that the militias “immediately and…

African pirates hijack Danish ship in Gulf of Guinea

NAIROBI, March 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The hijacking of a Danish tanker was confirmed here by sources of the shipping company, according to which the vessel disappeared from radars last Saturday.     The ship, named Monjasa Reformer, sailing under the Liberian flag, was boarded by the pirates, who have not yet…

Botswana denies plot to kill ex-President Ian Khama

Ian Khama was Botswana’s president from 2008 to 2019 GABORONE, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Botswana’s government has dismissed allegations that it plans to arrest and kill exiled former President Ian Khama if he returned home. In an interview last week, Khama said that he had information about plans to arrest…

Belgium to support Kenya’s transformation agenda

President William Ruto and Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo BRUSSELS, March 30 (NNN-KBC) — Belgium will support Kenya’s development agenda through partnerships in trade and investment, health and renewable energy. It will also back peace and security plans in the region and climate adaptation. Kenyan President William Ruto…

9 soldiers killed in alleged rebel attack in northeast Colombia

BOGOTA, March 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least nine soldiers were killed in an alleged rebel attack in northeast Colombia on Wednesday, President Gustavo Petro confirmed. The attack was carried out by alleged members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) on a military base in the department of North Santander. On…

Fighting in DR Congo disrupts education for 750,000 children: UN

UNITED NATIONS, March 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Fighting in two provinces of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has disrupted the education of some 750,000 children, a UN spokesman said. New figures released by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) showed that between January 2022 and the present, in the…

UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice

UNITED NATIONS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN General Assembly took a major step towards urgent global climate action Wednesday as members adopted a resolution calling for the world body’s top court to outline nations’ legal obligations related to curbing warming. Cheers rang out as the measure — hailed as…

DR Congo violence: More than 20 political party activists killed

LUBUMBASHI (DR Congo), March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 20 political activists have been killed in the city of Lubumbashi in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, their party and a civil group said, accusing unknown assailants in military fatigues. “Some commandos… killed more than 25 people, some by bullets and…