Italy starts process to sell state-owned ITA Airways

ITA was officially launched last October as the successor of the insolvent Alitalia ROME, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Italian government presented a decree to start the sales process of the state-owned ITA Airways, Italian Finance Minister Daniele Franco said.He said that “the usual procedures will be followed,” meaning either…

Amnesty International accuses Tigrayan rebel fighters of gang-raping children in Ethiopia

Fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front ADDIS ABABA, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been accused of committing atrocities including gang rape and assault in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, according to a new Amnesty International report. The Amnesty report, released on…

Kenya, Ethiopia to jointly fight terror at common borders

A road sign in Moyale near the Kenya-Ethiopia border ADDIS ABABA, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia and Kenya have reached an agreement to jointly fight terror threats along their common borders, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) reported.They signed an agreement to start the joint operation within a month to curb…

Covid-19: Tanzania seeks EU funds for coronavirus vaccines manufacture

Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania plans to start manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines in a move aimed at cutting the cost of importing them.President Samia Suluhu has asked the European Union to consider funding the plan as the country seeks to become a major exporter…

Ghana-India gold refinery estimated at US$20m to start operations in June

Managing Director of PMMC, Nana Akwasi Awuah ACCRA, Feb 17 (NNN-GNA) — A newly constructed gold refinery aimed at adding value to Ghana’s gold resource is set to be operationalised by the end of the second quarter of the year.The project which commenced in 2018 at an estimated cost of…

Ghana, Nigeria deepen economic relations

Yofi Grant, Chief Executive Officer of the GIPC LAGOS, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 business owners from Ghana and Nigeria converge in Lagos, Nigeria to deliberate on how to deepen the longstanding economic relations between the two countries.The maiden ‘2022 CEO Forum’ would create a two-day platform to…

Ukraine tension: US sees ‘no meaningful pullback’ by Russian forces, threat ‘real’

  WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States had seen no evidence of a significant Russian withdrawal of its military forces from Ukraine’s borders, despite Moscow’s claim.   “Unfortunately there’s a difference between Russia says, and what it does and what we’re seeing…

Canada: Dozens more graves found at former residential school sites

 OTTAWA, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An indigenous nation in Canada says it has discovered evidence of 54 unmarked graves at the sites of two former residential schools in Saskatchewan. Keeseekoose First Nation said the graves were found near Fort Pelly and St Phillip’s residential schools. It is the latest finding…

Abba Kyari: Nigerian ‘super cop’ arrested in drug cartel case

Commander Abba Kyari is accused of trying to recruit fellow officers into a drug plot ABUJA, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A highly decorated police officer in Nigeria has been arrested following accusations he belongs to an international drugs cartel, police say. Abba Kyari, already suspended for allegedly helping self-avowed fraudster…

Colombia: Bomb attack against the Army leaves 2 dead, 5 injured

BOGOTA, Feb 11 (NNN-TELESUR) — Two people died and five others were injured due to a car bomb attack against the Colombian Army 21st Infantry Battalion in the Meta department. The fatal victims are a motorcyclist who was passing by and Yover Rojas, a soldier who tried to prevent the entrance of the…