Libya: Reported armed convoys in Tripoli increase concern – UN

Military vehicles are seen in the Libyan capital of Tripoli UNITED NATIONS, March 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Large convoys of armed groups reported in Libya’s capital are increasing tensions, a UN spokesman said. The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it follows with concern reports about the mobilization of forces…

Covid-19: UN rights body urges fair, equitable allocation of vaccines

The 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), held at the United Nations Office at Geneva GENEVA, March 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) held a panel discussion on Thursday on ensuring equitable, affordable, timely and universal access for all countries to…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US consumer prices hit new 40-year high as Ukraine shock looms

WASHINGTON, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US consumer prices hit a new 40-year high last month as the world’s largest economy continued to be battered by a surge of inflation, which the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is expected to worsen. The consumer price index (CPI) was 7.9 percent higher…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Putin warns sanctions on Russia could send global food prices soaring

 MOSCOW, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western sanctions on Moscow for its actions in Ukraine could send global food prices soaring, as Russia was one of the world’s main producers of fertiliser, which is essential to global supply chains.  “Russia and Belarus are some of the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: 71 children killed in Ukraine so far – parliament official

 KYIV, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 71 children have been killed and more than 100 wounded in Ukraine since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a war on February 24, a Ukrainian parliament official said. The toll was announced amid outrage over the bombing Wednesday of a children’s hospital in…

Three kidnap victims rescued from forest of Nigerian state

Spokesperson for Zamfara police command, SP Mohammed Shehu ZAMFARA (Kaduna, Nigeria), March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three Kidnap victims including a female and under-aged boy who are natives of Kaduna state of Nigeria have been rescued.A spokesperson for the state police command, SP Mohammed Shehu said in a statement that the…

Tanzania tightens borders to contain yellow fever

People walking past Tanzania-Kenya Namanga one-stop border post DAR ES SALAAM, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania has tightened its border control to prevent the spread of yellow fever after cases were reported in neighbouring countries.Tanzanian Health Minister Ummy Ally Mwalimu said besides regular demands for valid vaccination certificates from travellers…

Lift sanctions against Zimbabwe – Kenyan Pres Kenyatta tells international community

Emmerson Mnangagwa is the president of Zimbabwe NAIROBI, March 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the international community to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe saying the restrictions were damaging the Southern African nation.Speaking at the State House in Nairobi during a joint press briefing with Zimbabwe counterpart…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: ‘No progress’ as top Russia, Ukraine diplomats talk in Turkey

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, right, met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov for talks in Antalya, Turkey ANTALYA (Turkey), March10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine met for face-to-face talks in Turkey on Thursday in the first high-level contact between the two sides since Moscow invaded its…

Dominican President signs bilateral deals with Argentina in Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES, March 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine President Alberto Fernández and his Dominican Republic counterpart Luis Abinader Corona signed a series of joint agreements during a meeting in Buenos Aires at Casa Rosada. “With the President, we have a common view on the problems facing the world and the region,…