Kenya: 14 people die as lorry veers off the road to avoid hitting camel

NAIROBI, Feb 6 (NNN-KBC) — Fourteen people were killed on the spot after a lorry veered off the road to avoid hitting a camel that was crossing the road at the Kakwamunyen area along Lodwar- Kakuma Road. The lorry that was being driven by a 33-year-old adult male at the…

DR Congo: One crew killed, another injured after MONUSCO helicopter attacked in violence-hit North Kivu

GOMA (DR Congo), Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — One crew member was killed and another injured when a helicopter of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) came under attack, MONUSCO confirmed. The MONUSCO chopper, which took off from Beni Sunday afternoon, was bound…

Ethiopian gov’t to send funds to conflict-affected Tigray region

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Ethiopian government said that it will send 5 billion birrs (about 93 million U.S. dollars) to Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, as it has begun restoring banking services to the conflict-affected region. The National Bank of Ethiopia will send 5 billion…

UN envoy to Libya stresses need for fair distribution of wealth

TRIPOLI, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily on Sunday stressed the importance of the fair distribution of the country’s wealth to the Libyans. Bathily made the remarks during a meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah in the capital Tripoli, where…

UN condemns deadly clashes in South Sudan after killing of 27

JUBA, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemned deadly violence in Kajo-Keji County in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State that left at least 27 dead and several others injured on Feb 2. Nicholas Haysom, the UN secretary-general’s special representative in South Sudan, on Sunday…

Mexico deports 69 irregular Cuban migrants

HAVANA, Feb 6 (NNN-ACN) — A flight from Mexico on Friday returned to Cuba a group of 69 irregular islander migrants.According to the Cuban Interior Ministry, the group was made up of 46 men, 18 women and five minors.Four of the returned persons left Cuba illegally by sea; the rest…

Scarce rainfalls affect drinking water availability in Eastern Cuba

GUANTANAMO (Cuba), Feb 6 (NNN-ACN) — Authorities in this eastern Cuban province have warned of possible difficulties in drinking water availability if the current absence of rainfall persists during the dry season November-April.According to the local Water Resources Office, a total 95 million cubic meters of water currently contained in…

Cyprus presidential election heads for runoff next Sunday

Former Cypriot foreign minister and presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides NICOSIA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides led the first round of voting for the country’s presidency on Sunday and faces a runoff next week against second-place finisher Andreas Mavroyiannis, a career diplomat. In a record field…

Nigeria: Two dozens rescued from Abuja building collapse; 3 died

ABUJA, Feb 6 (NNN-GNA) — Emergency agencies in Nigeria say 24 people have been rescued from a collapsed building in Abuja and three people have died after suffering fatal injuries.The three-story structure with a basement was under construction when it came down on Thursday morning trapping an unidentified number of…

UN to advise South Sudan on best practice for polls preparations

South Sudan flag JUBA, Feb 6 (NNN-GNA) — The United Nations has finally agreed to provide South Sudan with technical assistance to hold elections in December 2024, even though doubts remain on whether the timelines are workable.The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (Unmiss), Nicholas Haysom gave…