Tribal clashes pose fresh headache in Sudan

Sudan’s Hausa people protest in El-Obeid, capital of North Kordofan state KHARTOUM, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The military junta in Sudan has assured the public of security preparedness after a wave of tribal clashes, raising a new challenge for the country seeking to establish the first transitional government since the…

Ghana: Government procures 5 patrol boats to fight illegal mining – Minister Jinapor

ACCRA, July 24 (NNN-GNA) — Illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey, remains one of the problems of the Ghana government.This canker that has reared its head up has trapped many and led to death in some cases as these pits dug by most galamseyers are left unattended to.To curb this…

Ghana: VP Bawumia cuts sod for construction of Debre Port, first inland port in North

ACCRA, July 24 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia cut the sod to begin the development of a multimodal transport corridor, the Trans-Volta Logistics Corridor Project, to transport containers and bulk cargo from Tema Port to Ouagadougou via the Volta Lake.The 200-million-dollar project will involve the construction of…

Pope Francis’ Canada trip to make amends for Indigenous school scandal

Children’s shoes adorn a memorial for Saint-Marc-de-Figuery residential school student at the site of the former school near Amos, Canada VATICAN CITY, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis heads to Canada on Sunday for a chance to personally apologise to indigenous survivors of abuse committed over a span of decades at residential…

Ruwani becomes third elephant to die from herpes virus at Zurich Zoo

ZURICH, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Another elephant has died at Zurich Zoo from the herpes virus, the park said, the third to die there from the condition since the end of June. Ruwani, a five-year-old elephant cow, died on Saturday morning after succumbing to Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV), a condition…

Al Qaeda affiliate claims attack on Mali’s main military base

BAMAKO, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Mali claimed responsibility for an attack on the country’s main military base, which it said was a response to governmental collaboration with Russian mercenaries. Friday’s raid on the Kati base 15km outside the capital Bamako killed at least one soldier and…

Heatwaves: US takes emergency action to save sequoias from wildfires

LOS ANGELES, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Forest Service announced its taking emergency action to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects that could start within weeks to clear underbrush to protect the world’s largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires. The move to bypass some environmental review…

Protesters in UK decry climate change after record heatwave

LONDON, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters turned out on the streets of London and in the Scottish city of Glasgow to demand faster action against climate change following the record-smashing temperatures that scorched the UK this week. Activist groups including Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain led protesters in a…

Covid-19: US Pres Biden’s symptoms ‘continue to improve’ – White House doctor

    WASHINGTON, July  24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden’s Covid symptoms “continue to improve” and he is tolerating treatment well, his White House physician said Saturday, two days after the 79-year-old tested positivefor the virus. Biden, who is isolating at the White House, completed a second full day of…

UN, US, EU ‘unequivocally condemns’ attack on Ukraine’s Odessa port

Firefighters work at a site of a Russian missile strike in the sea port of Odesa UNITED NATIONS, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “unequivocally” condemned missile attacks Saturday on Ukraine’s Odessa, a port that is key to a UN-brokered grain export deal between Russia and Ukraine. “The…