Nigeria: Gunmen kill 32 people in volatile Kaduna state

  ABUJA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen killed 32 people and razed dozens of houses in the latest attacks in Nigeria’s volatile northwestern state of Kaduna, local authorities said.   Heavily-armed criminal gangs known as bandits in northwest and central Nigeria have raided villages to kidnap or kill residents for years…

Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council

Ian Borg, Maltese minister for foreign and European affairs and trade, briefs reporters after Malta was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Thursday for…

DRC-Rwanda crisis: DRC accuses Rwanda of sending disguised soldiers across border

DRC accuses Rwanda of sending disguised soldiers across border KINSHASA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have accused Rwanda of sending special forces in disguise into the country’s territory, marking the latest flashpoint in an escalating dispute between the two neighbors over resurgent violence in…

South African boxer who suffered brain injury during fight, dies

A disoriented Simiso Buthelezi during a bout in South Africa DURBAN (South Africa), June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A South African boxer who became disoriented during a fight and began throwing punches at an empty corner of the ring has died of a brain injury, according to the country’s boxing authority.Boxing…

ISWAP terrorists responsible for Catholic Church attack – Nigerian Government

ABUJA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian government has said the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād is responsible for the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine war to hit foreign direct investment, says UN

GENEVA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Foreign direct investment is expected to fall this year, with the food, fuel and financial crises triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine dampening the business climate, the UN said.   Global FDI recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, reaching nearly $1.6 trillion, but this is unlikely…

Spain vows to defend its interests after Algeria halts trade, except gas flow

Algeria’s natural gas pipeline MADRID, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Spanish government will firmly defend its national interests in the wake of Algeria’s decision to suspend a 20-year-old treaty of friendship and cooperation and ban all non-gas trade with Spain, a move that also alarmed Brussels. Foreign Minister Jose Manuel…

South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa suspends watchdog head to allow for probe

PRETORIA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended the country’s top anti-corruption official to pave way for an inquiry by a parliamentary group into her ability to hold office, the government said. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, a constitutionally mandated anti-graft official, was appointed in 2016 by Ramaphosa’s…

Brazil police probe ties to illegal fishing in case of missing British journalist

Demonstrators hold placards and roses to demand action to find journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Araujo Pereira, outside the Brazilian Embassy in London, UK BRASILIA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian police investigating the disappearance of a British journalist and an indigenous expert in the Amazon rainforest are focusing…

UN calls for justice after fatal shooting of Myanmar WHO worker

UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations condemned the fatal shooting of a World Health Organization (WHO) employee in eastern Myanmar, the latest in a string of assassinations underlining the chaos in the country since last year’s coup. The UN and the WHO said Myo Min Htut, a WHO driver…