UN envoy says progress made in Mali’s transition, peace process

A UN Security Council meeting on Mali at the UN headquarters in New York UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The top UN envoy for Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said that progress has been made in the transition and peace process in Mali, but he remains concerned about the security situation…

Man found alive three days after being swept away by flood in Nigerian state

ABUJA, Oct 19 (NNN-GNA) — A Nigerian man has been rescued following the deadly floods that displaced thousands from their homes.The man who is yet to be identified was rescued alive after he was washed by the flood along the East-West Road in Bayelsa state.A tweep identified as Akpos Malafakumo…

Kenya disbands ‘killer’ police unit accused of extrajudicial killings

NAIROBI, Oct 19 (NNN-GNA) — Kenya’s president, William Ruto, has dissolved a police unit accused of extrajudicial killings, in a move hailed by human rights groups.The Special Service Unit (SSU), which was created more than two decades ago, has been in the spotlight as cases of disappearances and murders in…

Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: Federal army seizes Shire and two other Tigray towns

 ADDIS ABABA, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia says its soldiers have seized three towns in the northern Tigray region from forces it has been fighting in the 23-month civil war. It has promised to take “maximum care” to protect civilians from harm. The loss of the strategic city of Shire,…

Peruvian exports up 13.1% in Jan-Aug 2022

LIMA, Oct 19 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian exports experienced an increase of 13.1% (US$42.467 billion) between January and August this year compared to the same period in 2021, mainly due to a better performance of agribusiness and hydrocarbons, the Association of Peruvian Exporters (Adex) said on Tuesday. Although, according to Adex, eight sectors…

Veld fires kill 18 in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Oct 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Veld fires in Zimbabwe have killed 18 people this year, with the hectarage burnt up 58.6 percent from last year, a cabinet minister said. “The nation is being informed that the year 2022 is showing an upsurge in uncontrolled fire problems threatening the gains made…

US: Record low water levels in southwest reduce hydropower output 20 pct in 2022

Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell in northern Arizona, the United States DENVER (US), Oct 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Not since 1967 have water levels on the Colorado River system been as low as they are today, and the megadrought in the U.S. southwest reduced hydropower output significantly, according to experts.…

Floods kill 6 in southern Brazil

BRASILIA, Oct 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Six people, including two young siblings, were killed in flooding and landslides sparked by heavy rains that hit Brazil’s southern state of Parana over the past seven days, the state civil defense agency said. Eight-month-old Nicolas Rodrigues and six-year-old Nicole Luiza Rodrigues died after their…

Cuba thanks US for humanitarian aid offer after Hurricane Ian

HAVANA, Oct 19 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA/AGENCIES) — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez thanked the United States for its offer of assistance to alleviate the enormous damage caused by Hurricane Ian, which hit the western part of the archipelago on Sept 27. On his Twitter account, the foreign minister wrote, “We appreciate…

Chad fighting kills 23 people

N’DJAMENA, Oct 19 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Chadian troops fought for hours with unknown gunmen at a country’s southern city, military sources reported in this capital on Tuesday. The clashes started in the village of Dembo, near the border with the Central African Republic, at dusk Monday, which poses that the…