DR Congo: At least 35, including a baby, killed in rebel raid on gold mine in restive Ituri region

KINSHASA, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 35 people have been killed after armed men raided an artisanal gold mine in Ituri, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes two days after the commemoration of the first year of the state of siege in Ituri. Jean-Pierre…

2022 mining Indaba summit kicks off in South Africa

CAPE TOWN, May 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The 2022 Mining Indaba summit began on Monday in Cape Town, South Africa. The summit is scheduled to run until the end of the week and intends to highlight the issue surrounding mining in Africa. Among the issues highlighted include power shortage that has…

Rwanda: Ex-top official on trial in France for 1994 genocide

PARIS, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A former senior Rwandan official went on trial in Paris on Monday accused of complicity in the African nation’s genocide, the most high-ranking figure yet to face justice in France over the 1994 massacres. The case of Laurent Bucyibaruta is the fourth from the Rwandan genocide…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Poll shows overwhelming support for NATO bid among Finns; Sweden to announce NATO stance May 15

HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than three quarters of people in Finland now support joining NATO, a new poll showed Monday, after opinion on the military alliance flipped following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Support for NATO membership used to be steady at 20-30 percent but has soared in Finland,…

Tanzania leader holds night meeting over fuel prices

DAR ES SALAAM, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s President Samia Hassan held an emergency meeting of her cabinet on Sunday night over price hikes of fuel in the country. The country’s energy regulator, Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority, last week announced record high fuel prices. The cabinet meeting in the…

UK to urge Northern Ireland parties to form government under Brexit shadow

Britain’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis LONDON, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s Northern Ireland minister will urge leaders of the province’s political parties on Monday to form a new post-election power-sharing government, a challenge made more difficult by unresolved Brexit issues. Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein won the…

Somalia requests IMF for financial support extension

A general view of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu MOGADISHU, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s government has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to extend its financial support by three months to Aug. 17, the head of the IMF’s country mission said. The Washington-based fund warned in February that Somalia’s delayed legislative…

Cuba seeking to attract tourists with cultural offerings

VARADERO (Cuba), May 9 (NNN-EFE) — Cuba is seeking to diversify its tourism offerings via its music, typical dances, culinary and artistic traditions, the Ministry of Culture (Mincult) announced. To achieve that, the ministry is featuring tourism options that range from “promoting academic events to performances of the prestigious Cuban…

Spanish police arrest dozens, seize luxury vehicles in fraud operation

MADRID, May 9 (NNN-EFE) — Spanish police have arrested 82 people and seized 58 luxury vehicles in a sweeping operation across the nation to dismantle an organized crime ring that is estimated to have turned over 10 million euros by fraudulently selling rental cars. Spain’s national police said the organization…

Central American mothers caravan demonstrates in Mexico City

Mexico City, May 9 (NNN-EFE) — The Caravan of Central American Mothers demonstrated in Mexico City’s Zocalo square to demand justice for their children who have disappeared during their migratory transit through Mexico. A group of 49 people, including a few men, marched through the Historic center of Mexico City…