Mali: Thousands take to the streets of Bamako in anti-French protest

Supporters participate in a demonstration called by Yerewolo Debout sur les remparts, an anti-France political movement, in Bamako BAMAKO, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of anti-French protesters took to the streets of Mali’s capital on Friday waving Russian flags and burning cardboard cut-outs of French President Emmanuel Macron in celebration…

Burkina Faso junta says it will work with regional bloc

OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The army officer who seized power in Burkina Faso at the helm of a military coup last week has promised that he will work with the region’s main political and economic bloc towards a return to constitutional order. A delegation from the Economic Community of…

Seven dead as tourist plane crashes near Peru’s Nazca lines

There were no survivors among the seven on board LIMA, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five tourists and two crew died Friday when their plane crashed on a trip to view Peru’s famous Nazca lines, the transport ministry said. The Cessna 207 single-engine plane belonging to the Aerosantos tourism company came…

Covid-19: Chile sets new record with 37,468 daily cases

SANTIAGO, Feb 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chile set a new record for daily COVID-19 infections, after registering 37,468 cases in 24 hours and topping 37,000 for the first time, for a total of 2,296,712 infections, the Ministry of Health said. It also announced that in the same period, 43 deaths associated…

7,000 Congolese flee to Uganda following rebel attacks

KAMPALA, Feb 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 7,000 Congolese refugees have so far crossed into Uganda following attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a top official said here. Esther Anyakun, Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees said in…

Libya’s armed conflicts: Daily oil production drops by 100,000 barrels per day

TRIPOLI, Feb 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The state-owned Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that the country’s daily oil production has dropped by 100,000 barrels per day due to its inability to maintain oil tanks damaged by armed conflicts. “The National Oil Corporation expresses deep concern about having to reduce daily…

Covid-19: US death toll tops 900,000

A woman wearing a face mask walks on a street in Manhattan of New York NEW YORK, Feb 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States reached the grim milestone of 900,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. With the national case count topping 76.2 million, the…

South African court denies bail application of Parliament fire suspect

Zandile Christmas Mafe (Front), who is suspected of setting South African Parliament alight in January, appears at Cape Town Regional Court in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, Feb 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cape Town Regional Court denied the bail application of Zandile Christmas Mafe, the Cape Town man who is suspected of…

Nigeria: Army chief praises soldiers’ resilience against Boko Haram

Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya BORNO (Nigeria), Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya has lauded the troops of Operation Hadin Kai for resilience, commitment, and sacrifice in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram and Islamic State West…

South Sudan’s oil production plummets due to Covid-19, floods

South Sudan’s oil production has increased from 170,000 barrels to 156,000 BPD a day JUBA, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan’s oil production has reduced from the previous 170,000 barrels a day to the current 156,000 BPD amid negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and heavy flooding since 2020, an…