Russia-Ukraine conflict: Refugees flee across EU borders as fighting intensifies

People walk at the border crossing between Poland and Ukraine MEDYKA (Poland), Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continued to pour across its western borders with around 100,000 reaching Poland in two days, finding temporary sanctuary in sports halls and train stations. As Russian forces launched…

Brazil tourism sector tries to rise from pandemic ashes

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With the glittering parades, towering floats and sultry samba postponed by the omicron variant, Brazil will have a carnival week without much carnival this year — bad news for a tourism industry already battered by the pandemic.   In a world without Covid-19,…

Tanzania Railways suspends operations after floods wash away rail track

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) has suspended passenger and cargo operations between the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, and central and northern regions after flash floods washed away rail track in Morogoro region. Train operations between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma, Tabora, Mpanda,…

Tanzania issues alert over threat of polio outbreak

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tanzanian health authorities on Saturday issued an alert over the threat of polio outbreak. The alert followed a reported case of polio outbreak in neighboring Malawi on Feb 17 involving a child in the country’s capital, Lilongwe, said a statement by the Ministry…

Burundi, China sign agreement on modernizing Burundi’s main airport

Melchior Ndadaye International Airport BUJUMBURA, Feb 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Burundi and China signed an agreement on expanding and modernizing Melchior Ndadaye International Airport, Burundi’s main airport in Bujumbura, the capital. The agreement was signed Saturday at the Burundian foreign ministry by Burundian Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Minister Albert Shingiro…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US provides 350 mln USD worth of weapons to Ukraine

People from Ukraine arrive at Beregsurany, eastern Hungary WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States is offering 350 million US dollars worth of “lethal defensive” weapons to Ukraine to help defend itself against the ongoing Russian military operations. Blinken said in…

Nigeria sets new date for 2023 presidential election

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Feb 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigeria will hold next presidential election on Feb 25, 2023, one week later than originally scheduled, the country’s electoral body announced. Elections for the country’s bicameral legislature will be held on the same date, Mahmood Yakubu, head of the Independent National…

Feature: The Somali lady general fighting al-Shabaab and the patriarchy

Somali Deputy Police Commissioner Zakia Hussen sits in her office in the capital Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — When Zakia Hussen Ahmed attended her first meeting in the Somali police force as a director of community policing, a junior male officer asked her to “get up and fetch some…

US announces sanctions for Somali officials after election delays

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States government has announced visa restrictions to Somali officials and individuals, accusing them of “undermining the democratic process in Somalia”, after yet another delay in the parliamentary elections.In a statement issued by…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Foreign Affairs Minister invites parents and guardians of Ghanaian nationals in Ukraine to a meeting

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey ACCRA, Feb 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayokor Botchwey has invited parents and guardians of all Ghanaian nationals in Ukraine to a meeting.The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Accra International Conference Centre on March 1.A statement issued…