French Bastille Day firework blast kills boy and sister

PARIS, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A seven-year-old boy and his elder sister have been killed during a fireworks display to mark France’s national day in the western town of Cholet. “A rocket exploded in the middle of people,” said Mayor Gilles Bourdouleix. He described how the victims were with other family…

’14 killed’ in Sudan tribal clashes near Ethiopia border

 KHARTOUM, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 14 people were killed Friday in tribal clashes in Sudan’s Blue Nile state which borders Ethiopia, residents and local officials members said. The clashes, which erupted between the Berti and Hawsa tribes on Monday in the Qissan district, had paused but restarted on…

Kenya and Guinea-Bissau sign agreements to deepen bilateral ties

NAIROBI, July 16 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and Guinea-Bissau on Friday signed three agreements to deepen economic and social ties between the two countries. The bilateral pacts, which included an agreement to establish a Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC), were signed after President Uhuru Kenyatta and President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of…

Southern Africa region is the most unequal in the world – report

JOHANNESBURG, July 16 (NNN-KBC) — Southern Africa is the most unequal region in the world and contains the world’s three most unequal countries (South Africa, Namibia and Zambia), a report by three top international organisations has revealed. The new analysis from Oxfam, Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and Development Finance International…

Kenya, Somalia resume flights and trade in Miraa

NAIROBI, July 16 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and Somalia have announced the resumption of normal business between Nairobi and Mogadishu after a brief hiatus. In a joint communiqué released after a meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and his Somalia counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the two neighboring countries have committed…

UN Security Council extends mandate of political mission in Haiti; 99 killed, 300 trapped in gang violence

Members of the UN Security Council vote UNITED NATIONS, July 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for a year, till July 15, 2023. Resolution 2645, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member…

Nigeria: 28 fishermen rescued from sea pirates – police

ABUJA, July 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigerian police said they have rescued 28 fishermen kidnapped by sea pirates in the southern state of Akwa Ibom on Thursday. The fishermen were rescued from a hideout of pirates following an intelligence report reaching the police, said Olatoye Durosinmi, the police chief in Akwa…

US: 2 suspects in California 7-Eleven shootings arrested

Police crime scene tape closes off a parking area following a shooting at a 7-Eleven store in Brea, Calif LOS ANGELES, July 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two suspects have been arrested for Monday’s string of 7-Eleven shootings in Southern California, which left two people dead and three others injured, authorities said.…

84 die in first 3 days of Spain’s heat wave

Children jump into a pool in Caceres, Spain MADRID, July 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Eighty-four people are known to have died from the heat wave that has struck Spain since July 10, the Carlos III Health Institute, which reports to the Spanish Ministry of Health, said. All the deaths, which were…

Colombian forces kill FARC dissident leader

Colombian police commander Jorge Luis Vargas delivers a presentation on the killing of FARC dissident commander Nestor Vera, aka Ivan Mordisco, in Bogota BOGOTA, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian forces have killed FARC dissident leader Nestor Vera and nine other rebels in a raid in the country’s southwest, the defense…