Russia-Ukraine conflict: Tanzania’s Zanzibar sheltering stranded Ukrainians for free amid Russian invasion – Zanzibar Pres Mwinyi

Zanzibar is a tourist hotspot in Tanzania and East Africa as a whole ZANZIBAR, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar is a preferred tourist destination for people from across the world.It has emerged that Ukrainian tourists are a key group that have visited the region, a number are…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: AU condemns reports of ill-treatment of Africans trying to flee Ukraine

President Macky Sall ADDIS ABABA, March 1 (NNN-GNA) — The African Union has condemned disturbing reports of ill-treatment of African citizens in Ukraine trying to flee the country but are being refused the right to cross borders safely. Thousands of Africans and other foreign nationals, particularly students, have been scrambling…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US backs IOC call for Russia sports ban

LOS ANGELES, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Olympic chiefs threw their support behind International Olympic Committee’s calls for Russian athletes to be barred from international competition following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said in a statement they backed the IOC’s demands for Russian athletes to be…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia, Belarus suspended by World Rugby ‘until further notice’

LONDON, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia and Belarus were suspended from all international rugby “until further notice” on Tuesday, the world governing body said, as it announced “full and immediate” sanctions following theinvasion of Ukraine.   Russia’s membership of World Rugby was also suspended indefinitely, meaning the country’s slim hopes…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Tech giants clamp down on Russia state-linked news

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tech firms from Facebook to TikTok and Microsoft moved Monday to curb the reach of Russian state-linked news outlets, which stand accused of pushing misinformation about Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Social media platforms have become one of the fronts in the internationally condemned attack,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Disney halts film releases in Russia

 NEW YORK, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Disney announced it is suspending the release of its films in theaters in Russia after Moscow’s assault on Ukraine, following the example of other major companies choosing to pull out of the country.   “Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia expelled from World Cup as FIFA and UEFA hand down bans

  PARIS, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia has been expelled from the World Cup after being suspended from all international competitions “until further notice”, FIFA and UEFA announced in a joint statement, while European football’s governing body also ended its partnership with Russian energy giant Gazprom.    The men’s team had been…

Colombia, US announce joint exercises with nuclear sub

BOGOTA, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia and the United States announced a nuclear submarine was taking part for the first time in joint military exercises in the Caribbean Sea as regional tensions mount.   Earlier this month, Colombia accused Russia of “foreign interference” on its border with Venezuela where two…

US violence: Father kills three children, self in church shooting; another person also killed

 LOS ANGELES, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A father shot dead three of his children Monday before turning the gun on himself in a US church, police said.    A fifth person also died in the incident near Sacramento, California, though it was not clear if that person was related to…

Sudan calls for smooth, effective trilateral negotiations on Ethiopia’s Nile dam

Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam KHARTOUM, March 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudan called for reaching understandings between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia to start a smooth and effective negotiation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “Sudan is the most in need for consensus among the three countries, and has been negatively affected…