COVID-19: Uganda warns of resurgence of cases

KAMPALA, June 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Uganda has warned that it is experiencing an increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases compared to the stable trends it observed since January. The increase is similar to the rise the country faced in June 2021 when the Delta variant was prevalent, Ruth…

Pres Boric banned from reelection even if new Chilean Constitution is approved

SANTIAGO, June 6 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chile’s Constituent Assembly overwhelmingly approved a provision to ban incumbent President Gabriel Boric Font from running for reelection in 2026 should the new Fundamental Law be approved in September’s referendum. The plenary of the constituent convention drafting a new Magna Carta for Chile approved Thursday…

Colombia: Five arrested in Pecci’s murder probe

BOGOTA, June 6 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombian authorities have arrested five people in the city of Medellín, presumably linked to the murder of Paraguayan Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci while he was honeymooning at an exclusive Caribbean beach resort in Cartagena de Indias, Attorney General Francisco Barbosa announced. The authorities, however, did not…

Four killed as Kenyan police fire on crowd protesting death of teacher by elephant

NAIROBI, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people were killed and five others injured when Kenyan police opened fire on a crowd protesting against an increase in attacks by wildlife, a senior official said.  Police shot at the demonstrators in the Rift Valley town of Masimba, 170 kilometres (105 miles) south…

South Africa’s president mired in break-in mystery

JOHANNESBURG, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is embroiled in a growing scandal centred on the theft of cash from his sprawling cattle farm. Ramaphosa is accused of complicity in buying the silence of the burglars who were allegedly detained on his property, charges which he fiercely…

Tanzania rescinds decision to lift ban on wildlife exports

Tanzania is famed for its wildlife-rich national parks and the highest mountain in Africa DAR ES SALAAM, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania on Sunday reversed its decision to lift a controversial ban on wildlife exports, a day after the move triggered an uproar in the east African nation.  The ban —…

Updated: At least 50 dead after gunmen attack worshippers at church in Nigeria

Local media said gunmen had fired at worshippers and detonated explosives at the church ABUJA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 50 people were killed and others injured after gunmen attacked a Catholic church in Nigeria’s Ondo state during mass on Sunday, a doctor and local media reported. A doctor…

Drought leaves more than 7.2 million people needing food aid in Ethiopia: UNOCHA

ADDIS ABABA, June 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Drought conditions across Ethiopia have left more than 7.2 million people in need of food assistance, according to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). In its latest drought situation update report, UNOCHA said more than 7.2 million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists…

Pacific Hurricane Agatha: Heavy rains in Cuba leave 3 dead, 1 missing

HAVANA, June 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The remnants of Pacific Hurricane Agatha have brought heavy rains and floods to Cuba, leaving at least three people dead and one missing and damaging many areas of the Caribbean nation, the government said. Two people were killed when a building partially collapsed in the…

New government in Slovenia dismisses controversial civil servants

Members of the new Slovenia government LJUBLJANA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Just hours after being sworn in, Slovenia’s new left-liberal government dismissed a number of controversial high-ranking civil servants from the previous administration.During its first meeting late Wednesday, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Robert Golob dismissed federal police chief Anton…