US respect Kenya’s position on LGBTQ, Ambassador Whitman says

United States Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman NAIROBI, March 5 (NNN-KBC) — The US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman broke her silence over the ongoing debate about the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community in Kenya. Washington’s top diplomat in Nairobi says every country can make…

Burundi to send about 100 troops to DRC as part of EAC regional force

Burundi to send about 100 troops to DRC as part of EAC regional force KINSHASA, March 5 (NNN-GNA) –The conflict-torn nation of the DR Congo is still far from being at peace. Late last year, the eastern DRC, which has been suffering with the rise of militias such as the…

More protests over Greek rail disaster as first victims buried

LARISSA (Greece), March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Demonstrators held more rallies on Saturday to protest the causes of Greece’s worst-ever train disaster, as the first of the crash victims were laid to rest. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country with hundreds turning out in Athens and…

Two Red Cross workers kidnapped in Mali

 BAMAKO, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two workers with the International Committee of the Red Cross were kidnapped in northern Mali on Saturday, the organisation said, the latest abduction in the troubled West African country. Kidnappings are common in Mali, which has been battling a security and political crisis since jihadist…

Estonia goes to polls with parties split on Ukraine aid

    TALLINN, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Estonians go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament in a vote that could bolster far-right nationalists, who have campaigned on opposing further arms deliveries to Ukraine. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas’s centre-right Reform Party is set to win, according to opinion polls,…

Treaty ahoy! UN states finally agree deal to protect high seas

UNITED NATIONS, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN member states finally agreed Saturday, following years of talks, to a text on the first international treaty to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet. “The ship has reached the shore,” conference chair Rena Lee…

Five Mediterranean countries call for more EU solidarity on migration

VALLETTA, March 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — Interior ministers of five European Union (EU) Mediterranean countries on Saturday called for more EU solidarity on migration and more efforts to prevent irregular migration. At the end of the so-called “Med 5” ministerial-level meeting held in Malta’s capital Valletta on Friday and Saturday, ministers…

TANZANIA: 6 elephants killed in 14 months at Ruaha National Park; 3 poachers arrested

DAR ES SALAAM, March 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Tanzanian police are holding three suspected poachers in connection with the killing of six elephants in the East African nation’s Ruaha National Park between January 2022 and February 2023, an official said on Saturday. Godwell Ole Meing’ataki, assistant conservation commissioner and commanding…

US violence: 6 wounded after being stabbed in Los Angeles, suspect arrested

LOS ANGELES, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people were wounded after being stabbed early Saturday morning in Los Angeles, the biggest city on the West Coast of the United States, local media reported. The incident occurred at about 2:15 a.m. local time in downtown Los Angeles after a confrontation between…

Nigerian troops rescue 14 kidnapped civilians in northern state

ABUJA, March 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nigerian troops have rescued 14 people who were being held hostage by bandits in the northern state of Kaduna, an official said. The rescue mission was carried out recently by Nigerian troops who embarked on an operation targeted at a hideout of the bandits in…