Wheat price up 60% in Africa due to Russia-Ukraine conflict: AfDB

ABUJA, April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict resulting in the disruption of wheat exports has pushed wheat prices higher by 60 percent in Africa, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwunmi Adesina has said. Adesina, in a meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, said the conflict would…

Uganda earns $80m from coffee as global prices rise

Coffee is a key foreign exchange earner for Uganda KAMPALA, April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Despite a decrease in volume of Ugandan coffee exported onto the international market, the country earned more dollars due to the improved global prices.  According to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), a total of 478,023…

Measles cases soar 400 pct in Africa this year: WHO

Twenty African countries reported measles outbreaks in the first quarter of this year BRAZZAVILLE, April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa is facing an explosion of preventable diseases due to delays in vaccinating children, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, with measles cases jumping 400 per cent. Twenty African countries reported measles…

US-Mexico immigration: 1,000 migrant kids still separated from parents – US official

WASHINGTON, April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is still trying to reunite an estimated 1,000 migrant children separated from their parents under a controversial 2018 policy by former president Donald Trump, the US homeland security chief said. Speaking at a Thursday congressional hearing on funding for his agency, Secretary…

Malnourished kids crowd hospital as Ethiopia hit by worst drought in 40 years

A malnourished child at the Gode Referral Hospital, in the town of Gode, Somali Region, Ethiopia GODE (Ethiopia), April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malnourished children are flooding into the paediatric ward of the main hospital in Ethiopia’s Gode city as the worst drought for 40 years has forced many families to…

British Virgin Islands premier arrested in Miami over cocaine scheme

MIAMI (Florida, US), April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The premier of the British Virgin Islands and the director of the Caribbean territory’s ports were arrested Thursday on drug smuggling charges in South Florida, federal authorities said. Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie and Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard were taken into custody by U.S.…

UN humanitarians voice concern over gang violence in Haitian capital

UNITED NATIONS, April 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN humanitarians on Thursday voiced concern over gang violence in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The situation in Port-au-Prince around Clercine, in the northeastern area of the capital, is deteriorating significantly after violent clashes between two gangs on Sunday, said the UN Office for…

Ecuador’s President seeks cabinet change amid rise in gang violence

QUITO, April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso on Thursday demanded the resignation of his cabinet almost a year into a term that has been marked by a crisis of bloody prison violence. The right-wing president intended to renew his team and make new appointments specifically in the portfolios…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Blasts rock Kyiv as UN chief visits, US pledges new Ukraine aid

KYIV, April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia fired two missiles into Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow pressed an assault in the east that drew new US pledges of military and humanitarian aid. The rockets shook the central Shevchenko district in Ukraine’s capital and…

Argentine scientists discover fossil of largest raptor dinosaur

BUENOS AIRES, April 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A team of Argentine paleontologists digging in Patagonia have discovered the remains of the largest dinosaur belonging to the raptor family ever recorded. The dinosaur, a new species named Maip macrothorax, was between nine and 10 meters (29.5 and 32.8 feet) long, while other…