2.8 million Kenyans face hunger as drought rages on

A herder holds a dried-out carcass in Horri Guda, KenyaA herder holds a dried-out carcass in Horri Guda, Kenya NAIROBI, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 2.8 million Kenyans in 23 counties are urgently in need of relief food, the government has said.Although officials said no one had died of hunger…

South Sudanese county cattle raid leaves 9 dead

JUBA, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least nine people were killed and six others injured in a cattle raid carried out by a group of armed youth in Nyirol County of South Sudan’s Jonglei state, authorities said.Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, James Bol Makuey, Nyirol County Commissioner, said three assailants were…

IMF lauds South Sudan’s government for effective use of its $225 million grants

International Monetary Fund commends Sudan on appropriation of grant JUBA, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it is encouraged by the effective use of its $225 million grants by the government of South Sudan.The IMF Mission Chief for South Sudan and a team from Washington…

Five dead after rebel attack in Central African Republic

A rebel group BANJUI, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people have been killed in an attack by armed rebels on an army base in the Central African Republic (CAR), regional officials have said.Deputy prefect Jean Ulrich Semberkpanga said three of the dead in the four-hour attack were civilians – two…

Cameroon starts cholera vaccinations as outbreak kills 62 since October

YAOUNDE, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An outbreak of cholera in Cameroon has claimed 62 lives since October, prompting the central African nation to vaccinate people against the water-borne disease. A donation of 800,000 vaccines from the World Health Organization allowed the country to start a campaign on March 16, Health…

Prince William says ‘supports’ Bahamas decisions about future

NASSAU (Bahamas), March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prince William has said the British royal family would support the Bahamas’ decisions about its future, on the third stop of a Caribbean tour that has been met with protests in a region weighing its future relations with the monarchy. The Bahamas, a former British colony, gained…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Putin signs law on jail terms for ‘fake’ news on state actions abroad

MOSCOW, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill introducing jail terms of up to 15 years for publishing “fake” information about Russia’s actions abroad, as Moscow’s troops continue their military operation in Ukraine.    The bill, adopted by Russia’s parliament this week, sets out jail…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Seven Russian generals killed in Ukraine named – Western official

LONDON, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Western officials named seven Russian generals they said had so far been killed, and another who had been sacked, during the war in Ukraine.   The latest to die, Lieutenant General Yakov Rezanstev, was a commander of Russia’s 49th Combined Arms Army in its southern military…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US Pres Biden calls Russian counterpart Putin ‘a butcher’ while meeting refugees in Poland

WARSAW, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “butcher” while meeting Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw. Asked what he thought of Putin after meeting refugees, Biden said: “He’s a butcher.” After initially looking to downplay a personal rivalry between himself and Putin, Biden…

Tunisians protest over detained journalist

Tunisians accuse authorities of a clampdown on the media since President Kais Saied’s July 2021 power grab TUNIS, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of Tunisian journalists protested on Friday to demand press freedom and the release of a reporter who was detained for refusing to reveal his sources to authorities.…