President Uhuru Kenyatta to champion climate change in Africa

NAIROBI, May 28 (NNN-KBC) — Earlier this week, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta landed the role of global champion for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP), a programme ran by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB). This comes after Kenya hosted the Africa Adaptation Acceleration…

Venezuelan president slams US for excluding countries from Americas Summit

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel CARACAS, May 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro condemned the United States for excluding Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the upcoming Summit of the Americas to be held June 6-10 in Los Angeles of US state of California. Maduro…

UN chief condemns killing by armed groups in Burkina Faso

UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Wednesday’s killing of some 50 people, reportedly by extremist armed groups, in Madjoari in the east of Burkina Faso, said his spokesman. The secretary-general expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and called on the Burkinabe authorities to…

300 humanitarian relief trucks reach Ethiopia’s Tigray in past week: UN

UN aid arrives in Ethiopia’s Tigray region UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — In the past week, 300 trucks carrying food and other supplies arrived in northern Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, bringing the total to 875 trucks since April, UN humanitarians said. They have long said 500 trucks are needed…

Kenyan Olympic champions join global anti-malaria campaign

Famous people participating in the anti-malaria campaign NAIROBI, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyan Olympic champions Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon have joined a stellar cast of global celebrities in a campaign that seeks to mount pressure on world leaders to improve efforts in combating malaria.The campaign, Draw the Line Against…

DR Congo army, rebels trade accusations on clashes in North Kivu

DR Congo soldiers patrol areas in the country’s restive North Kivu province KINSHASA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rebels and government soldiers have accused each other of fuelling the current violence of eastern DR Congo, that is threatening to spill into the city of Goma, the largest city in North Kivu…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Putin says he is ready to deliver gas to Austria, discuss prisoner swap with Ukraine, says Austrian chancellor

ZURICH, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Russian President Vladimir Putin told him over a telephone call on Friday that Moscow would meet its natural gas delivery commitments and was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with Ukraine. Nehammer made the comments to reporters after the two…

US issues sanctions targeting North Korean weapons of mass destruction programme

WASHINGTON:, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on two Russian banks, a North Korean company and a person it accused of supporting North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction programme, increasing pressure on Pyongyang over its renewed ballistic missile launches. The latest American move came a day after…

Mexican judge suspends bullfights in world’s largest ring

MEXICO CITY, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Mexican judge ordered a suspension of bullfighting in Mexico City’s Plaza de Toros, the world’s largest bullring, after activists filed a lawsuit against the centuries-old practice. Organizers “must immediately suspend bullfighting shows … as well as the granting of permits,” the federal court…

WHO says 650 probable cases of acute child hepatitis reported so far; 9 deaths so far

GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had received 650 reports of probable cases of acute hepatitis in children, but added that the causes remain unknown and are under investigation. As of May 26, 650 probable cases have been reported to WHO from 33 countries,…