Food aid into Ethiopia’s Tigray ‘not matching needs’ – UN

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Aid deliveries into Tigray are “not matching the needs” of the stricken region, the United Nations food agency said, even as a ceasefire takes hold in war-torn northern Ethiopia.The World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners “urgently need access to all parts of the…

Nigeria: Gunmen kill 15 in northern Kaduna state – govt

   KANO (Nigeria), Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen killed 15 people in multiple attacks in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state, the latest violence in the volatile region, a government official said. Northwest and central Nigeria have been terrorised by criminal gangs known locally as bandits who raid villages, stealing cattle, kidnapping…

The ‘total war’ against Al-Shabaab in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s government has declared “all-out war” against the militant group Al-Shabaab and adopted a multi-pronged counterterrorism effort which — despite some early headline-grabbing military gains — promises to be long and difficult. The dogged Al-Qaeda affiliate was driven from Somalia’s major cities a decade ago…

Landslide leaves up to a dozen missing on Italian island following heavy rains

ROME, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavy rainfall triggered landslides early Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia that collapsed buildings and left as many as 12 people missing. Italy’s interior minister said no deaths had yet been confirmed, appearing to contradict an early announcement by another senior politician. “At…

Russian businessman, pilot die in helicopter crash in France

NICE (France), Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian businessman and a pilot died on Friday when a civilian helicopter flying from Switzerland to Monaco crashed in southern France, officials said.   A regional official said “two bodies were recovered” after the accident, which occurred near the city of Nice at around…

Peru declares avian influenza health alert after cases reported among pelicans

LIMA, Nov 26 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peruvian health authorities have launched a health alert for 180 days after three cases of the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza were detected in pelicans, it was announced in Lima.  With the seasonal migration of the birds, the disease could spread through South America and…

Energy agreement between Argentina and Brazil extended

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 26 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina and Brazil agreed to extend the current Memorandum of Energy Exchange until 2025 — the document, which provides for the exchange of electric power and natural gas between both countries, was about to expire. As per its new wording, the agreement is to…

Sudan records 26 deaths due to dengue fever

KHARTOUM, Nov 26 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Sudanese health officials announced that 26 people had died as a result of a dengue fever outbreak. Montasir Mohamed Osman, head of the health emergency and epidemic control directorate at the Sudanese Health Ministry, said in a statement that 26 deaths, 462 confirmed cases, and…

UN agency warns over cholera outbreak in Ethiopia as 20 deaths reported

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 26 (NNN-NEWVISION) — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) warned over the ongoing cholera outbreak in southeastern Ethiopia as 20 deaths reported so far. The UNOCHA said in its latest situation update that some 491 cholera cases, including 20 deaths, have been…

Uganda, China resume South to South Programme worth sh44b

The team of nine experts and technicians from China upon their arrival at Entebbe International Airport KAMPALA, Nov 26 (NNN-NEWVISION) — After close to five years of wait, Uganda and the People’s Republic of China have embarked on the third phase of the South to South Programme after the second…