Mohammed El-Amine Souef appointed as AU new Special Representative to Somalia

ADDIS ABABA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has appointed Mohammed El-Amine Souef, of the Union of Comoros, as his Special Representative to Somalia and Head of the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). This new appointment is effective from Sept 1.…

Colombian woman killed, 6 foreigners injured in Sofia fire

SOFIA (Bulgaria), Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Colombian woman was killed and six foreigners, including two children, were injured in a fire that erupted early Saturday in a hotel in downtown Sofia, authorities said. The fire started on the third floor of a hotel with 70 rooms which was fully…

Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: Eritrea’s mass mobilisation amid Ethiopia civil war

ASMARA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eritrea is mobilising military reservists to bolster the army, which has been aiding neighbouring Ethiopia in its fight against rebel forces. Many in the capital, Asmara, were given notice on Thursday and moved to the border with Ethiopia’s Tigray region, within hours, sources said. Reservists up…

Black Americans want reparations to slavers’ descendants: report by Pew Research Centre

NEW YORK, Sept 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Up to 77 percent of Black Americans said the descendants of people enslaved in US history should be repaid in some way, reported a recent survey by Pew Research Center. However, most of the interviewees don’t think the Blacks will get the reparation though…

Zambian VP ensures food security amid concern over looming crisis

LUSAKA, Sept 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Zambian Vice President Mutale Nalumango said that the country will not face any food crisis because it has sufficient maize stock. In remarks delivered during a parliament session, the vice president said that public warning about a hidden food crisis should stop, as the maize…

Canada confirms 1,363 monkeypox cases

OTTAWA, Sept 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Canada has confirmed 1,363 cases of monkeypox, including 38 hospitalisations, the Public Health Agency of Canada said. Of the confirmed cases, 656 are from Ontario, 515 from Quebec, 150 from British Columbia, 34 from Alberta, three from Saskatchewan, two from the Yukon and one each…

UN: Deeply concerned about situation in Haiti, Secretary-General urges all relevant stakeholders to avoid volence, pursue inclusive dialogue

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned about the civil unrest in Haiti that has brought the country to a standstill, his spokesman said. “The secretary-general is particularly preoccupied with the safety of all Haitians, including the most vulnerable, and calls for calm and…

US: Republican, Democrat political discord explodes over migrants transported from border states to US cities

A migrant bus from Texas arrives at the Port Authority terminal in New York WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Discord between US Republicans and Democrats is exploding over migrants sent from the country’s southern border states to cities in the northeast. Two buses from Texas dropped off over 100 migrants…

Tanzania declares measles outbreak

Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu DODOMA (Tanzania), Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s Ministry of Health has announced an outbreak of measles in seven municipalities after 38 people were confirmed to have the disease across the country.Speaking to journalists in Dodoma, the Minister of Health, Ummy Mwalimu said the affected districts include…

Uganda Parliament slams ‘racist’ EU position on oil pipeline

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni gestures during a meeting with Tanzanian President Samia Hassan KAMPALA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan lawmakers led by the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, condemned Members of European Union Parliament, accusing them of economic sabotage, racism and interference over a motion seeking to block the Shs14 trillion…