US removes Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from trade pact
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden’s administration announced that it had excluded Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from a US-Africa…
Jamaica to deport Colombian wanted in Haiti president assassination
KINGSTON, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Colombian military member implicated in last year’s assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moise…
Sudan’s authorities order probe into mass protests
A man chants slogans during a protest to denounce the October military coup, in Khartoum KHARTOUM, Jan 2 (NNN-Xinhua) —…
Libyan security arrests foreigner possessing 32 hand grenades
TRIPOLI, Jan 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Libyan Ministry of Interior announced arresting a foreign national with 32 hand grenades in…
US mass shootings set record as gun violence surges in 2021
Gun violence spiked in 2020 and 2021, contributing to Philadelphia recording more homicides than ever before NEW YORK, Jan 2…
Mexico, Afghanistan, India lead as 45 journalists killed globally in 2021 – IPI
VIENNA, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In 2021, a total of 45 journalists were killed in connection with their work, an…
Nigeria: Police raid bandits camp in Kaduna, rescue victims
Nigeria police raid bandits’ camp ABUJA, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian policemen raided a bandits’ camp belonging to one Isiya,…
Modest requiem for a titan: South Africa holds modest state funeral for ‘Spiritual Father’ Tutu
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, here seen with Tutu’s widow Leah, called the late archbishop ‘the spiritual father of our…
Covid-19: New curbs in England ‘last resort’ – minister
LONDON, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s health minister insisted that reimposing coronavirus restrictions in England would be “an absolute…
France bans plastic packaging for fruit and veg
PARIS, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A ban on the use of plastic to package a range of fruit and…