Guinea junta makes interim prime minister’s appointment permanent

Guinea’s ruling military junta on Saturday appointed acting Prime Minister Bernard Gomou to fill the position on a permanent basis, replacing Mohamed Beavogui, who has been absent since last month CONAKRY, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea’s ruling military junta on Saturday appointed acting Prime Minister Bernard Gomou to fill the…

DR Congo investigates suspected Ebola case

Parents accompanying their children to paediatric wards gather for a child nutrition class at Rutshuru Hospital in the eastern province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo KINSHASA, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating a suspected case of Ebola in its violence-wracked east, the World…

Cyprus to oppose proposal to ban visas for Russians: media

NICOSIA, Aug 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cyprus will oppose a proposal which is expected to be made by some member states of the European Union (EU) to impose a ban on visas for Russian citizens, a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The ministry’s Permanent Secretary Kornelios Korneliou…

Bus accident in Bolivia kills 5

LA PAZ, Aug 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — A bus crash on a roadway in western Bolivia left five people dead and 15 injured on Saturday, local authorities said. The bus belonging to a Bolivian company crashed into a boulder on the route connecting the Bolivian departments of Oruro and Potosi, said…

Death toll from heavy rains, floods in Sudan rises to 79

KHARTOUM, Aug 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — The death toll from recent heavy rains and floods in Sudan has climbed to 79, the country’s National Council for Civil Defense announced. The number of injuries stood at 30, and “tens of thousands of homes have been damaged, particularly in central Sudan’s Gezira State,…

Int’l community condemns hotel attack in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Aug 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — The international community on Saturday condemned the terrorist attack on a popular hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, Friday evening, with 12 people killed and several others wounded. In separate statements issued in Mogadishu, the United Nations, the European Union, and Inter-Governmental Authority on Development…

At least 12 killed as Somalia hotel siege enters second day

MOGADISHU, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages who authorities were still battling to free 24 hours later, an intelligence officer said. The attackers blasted their way into the Hayat Hotel on Friday evening…

Algeria fires burned UNESCO-listed park: expert

    ALGIERS, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 10 percent of a UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve has been destroyed by fires that tore through northeastern Algeria, killing at least 38 people, an expert said on Saturday. The figure cited by Rafik Baba Ahmed, former director of the El Kala Biosphere Reserve, means that…

Cuba sees surge in foreign tourists, hopes for more Russians

            HAVANA, Aug  21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of foreign tourists visiting Cuba so far this year is up nearly sixfold from the 2021 period but remains below pre-pandemic levels, the government said Saturday. Officials say they are hoping to see more Russian tourists once flights canceled because of Covid-19…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian crops, fertiliser must move ‘unimpeded’, says UN chief

  ISTANBUL, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian fertilisers and agricultural products must be able to reach world markets “unimpeded” or a global food crisis could strike as early as next year, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. “It is important that all governments and the private sector cooperate to bring them…