Guinea-Bissau threatens to jail ‘illegal’ radio broadcasters

BISSAU, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea-Bissau’s government threatened to imprison or fine private radio station operators over non-payment of licence fees in move branded as an attack on press freedom. The move comes after the government recently suspended all private radio stations in the West African nation over unpaid fees,…

Uganda: Two drown as boat capsizes on Lake Victoria

KAMPALA, April 113 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan police are investigating a drowning incident in which a boat that was heading to Mawotto landing site in Mukono district capsized, killing two of its occupants. Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said the tragic incident happened on Sunday (April 10) at about…

US crypto expert jailed 63 months for helping North Korea

NEW YORK, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US cryptocurrency expert was sentenced Tuesday to 63 months in prison for advising North Korea on how to create cryptocurrency services and blockchain technology to circumvent US sanctions over its nuclear program, court officials said. Virgil Griffith, 39, had pleaded guilty to conspiring…

Man sentenced to 7 years in prison after threatening to kill Spanish PM

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez MADRID, April 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Spain’s National Court on Tuesday sentenced to seven years in prison a man who had threatened to kill Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Manuel Murillo, 66, posted messages on social media with words threatening Sanchez. Police raided Murillo’s home and seized…

Mexico argues case in lawsuit against US arms makers

MEXICO CITY, April 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Mexican government on Tuesday argued its case before a federal judge in Boston in the eastern US state of Massachusetts, as part of its lawsuit against eight US arms manufacturers and distributors. The hearing, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, focused on…

UN investigators yet to gain access to site of alleged massacre in Mali

A busy street in the city centre of Mopti, Mali. UNITED NATIONS, April 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN peacekeepers in Mali, who have been dispatched to investigate an alleged massacre by government troops in Moura in the central Mopti region, have yet to gain permission to access the site, said a…

Covid-19: Global cases surpass 500 mln, with 6.18 mln deaths

NEW YORK, April 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Global COVID-19 cases topped 500 million on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The global case count amounted to 500,074,490, with 6,183,035 deaths worldwide showed the data. The United States reported 80,456,912 cases and 986,019 deaths,…

29m people face hunger as drought ravages Eastern Africa

Internally-displaced people wait for food at a refugee camp near MogadishuInternally-displaced people wait for food at a refugee camp in Somalia DJIBOUTI, Apeil 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 29 million people in eastern Africa are currently facing high levels of food insecurity due to prolonged drought as rains are projected…

France promises to try a genocide suspect every six months in Rwanda

Antoine Anfré, French ambassador to Rwanda KIGALI, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French government is mulling ways that will see at least two suspects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi tried every year in Rwanda, as part of the efforts to give justice to the over a million victims.The…

Tanzania’s female President wins the 2022 Africa Road Builders trophy

President Samia Suluhu DAR ES SALAAM, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been named the 2022 winner of the Africa Road Builders–Babacar Ndiaye Trophy.Sponsored by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Africa Road Builders Babacar Ndiaye Trophy is organized by Acturoutes, an information platform on infrastructure…