Covid-19: Ugandan President Museveni commits to increase vaccine uptake in Africa

KAMPALA, July 21 (NNN-KBC) — President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has pledged support to the African Union (AU) COVID-19 Vaccination Bingwa initiative which aims to accelerate the number of vaccinations to 70% across the African continent by the end of 2022. Speaking during the Third Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Youth…

Kenya, Saudia Arabia sign MoU to enhance cooperation

NAIROBI, July 21 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that seeks to enhance collaboration and cooperation in areas of countering extremism, counter terrorism, organized crime. The pact was signed between Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji and the Attorney General from…

Update: Russia resumes critical gas supplies to Europe via Nord Stream

BERLIN, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia on Thursday resumed critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany, reopening the Nord Stream gas pipeline after 10 days, but uncertainty lingered whether the continent could avert an energy crisis this winter. “It’s working,” a Nord Stream spokesman said, without specifying the amount of…

Update: Outdoor workers seek protection as heatwave scorches Europe

MADRID, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death of a Madrid street sweeper from heatstroke during the heatwave gripping Europe shows the dangers outdoor workers face from extreme temperatures. With heatwaves predicted to become more frequent and intense, unions are pushing for more protection for rubbish collectors, farm labourers, construction workers…

Amnesty urges probe into ‘horrific’ ethnic massacre in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into a massacre of more than 400 Amhara civilians in Ethiopia’s Oromia region last month, citing eyewitnesses who blamed a local rebel group for the killings. The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has denied the accusations, saying…

US: Lightning strike kills 1 soldier, injures 9 at army base in Georgia

AUGUSTA (Georgia, US), July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A lightning strike killed one soldier and injured nine others taking part in a training exercise on Wednesday at a US Army post in Georgia, base officials said. Details were not immediately available, but the accident occurred at about 11 a.m. in a…

Mali asks spokesperson of UN peacekeeping mission to leave amid friction over tweets

The UN force in Mali is one of the world’s biggest and most dangerous peacekeeping operations  BAMAKO, July 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Malian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday asked the spokesperson of MINUSMA, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, to leave the country in 72 hours as tweets about a diplomatic…

Soccer: FIFA warns it could suspend El Salvador federation over govt interference

SAN SALVADOR, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — FIFA warned it could suspend El Salvador if its state-led sports institute removes the heads of the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT) in favor of hand-picked officials, according to a letter shared by the federation online. Last week, seven directors of the FESFUT executive committee…

WHO to decide on sounding highest alarm on monkeypox; 14,000 cases reported by 70 countries

GENEVA, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization will reconvene its expert monkeypox committee on Thursday to decide whether the outbreak now constitutes a global health emergency — the highest alarm it can sound. A second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the virus will be held to…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Europe on tenterhooks over return of Russian gas to Germany

   BERLIN, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe anxiously awaits the return of Russian gas supplies on Thursday at the end of scheduled work on a crucial pipeline, as heavily dependent Germany accuses the Kremlin of using energy as a “weapon”. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline is due to reopen at 0400…