Nigeria: Bandits attack Kaduna villages, kill 20, raze houses, vehicles

Bandits have invaded three communities in the Kaduna state ABUJA, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said some bandits have invaded three communities in the Giwa Local Government Area of the state, killing at least 20 persons.The commissioner gave the…

Covid-19: EU to supply 20 mln additional vaccine doses to fight Omicron variant

BRUSSELS, Dec 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The member states of the European Union (EU) will receive an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the first three months of next year to hasten the pace against the fast-spreading Omicron variant, the European Commission said. “The Commission has today agreed…

Sudanese protesters reach presidential palace to demand civilian rule: report

KHARTOUM, Dec 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of Sudanese protesters managed to break a security cordon and reach the presidential palace in capital Khartoum to demand civilian rule on the third anniversary of the December revolution, which toppled the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir. The huge crowds have managed to…

Leftist Gabriel Boric wins Chile presidential election

Gabriel Boric has promised radical reforms to address economic inequality in Chile SANTIAGO, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Leftist candidate Gabriel Boric has won Chile’s presidential election after an early concession from his far-right rival, José Antonio Kast. Kast conceded defeat barely an hour and a half after polls closed, and…

Covid-19: Africa’s cases surpass 9.14 mln – Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,143,184 cases as of late Saturday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll across the…

Wagner Group: Why the EU is alarmed by Russian mercenaries in Central Africa

 BANGUI, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — This week the European Union imposed sanctions on the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary organisation accused of committing human rights abuses in the Central African Republic and elsewhere. The EU has said that it will no longer train CAR government soldiers because of their links…

Fifty arrests in France as Algerians celebrate Arab Cup victory

 PARIS, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over fifty people were arrested in France overnight as fans of Algeria celebrated their Arab Cup final triumph, largely on the Champs Elysees in Paris.    French police said Sunday that in Paris alone 32 were detained and 432 people had been cautioned, mainly for…

UN talks fail to open negotiations on ‘killer robots’

The review conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons gets under way at the United Nations in Geneva GENEVA, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Country officials and campaigners have expressed disappointment after United Nations talks on autonomous weapons systems known as “killer robots” stopped short of launching negotiations into an…

Nigerian Pres Buhari calls for concrete support to crush terrorism in Africa

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari ISTANBUL, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit to provide concrete support to defeat terrorism and insurgency in Africa.Buhari was speaking on Saturday in Istanbul at the third edition of the Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit.This is according to a…

Chad to deploy additional 1,000 UN peacekeepers to Mali

Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional UN peacekeepers to Mali BAMAKO, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s foreign affairs ministry has said that Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional UN peacekeepers to Mali to reinforce its troops battling armed groups in the former French colony.“The deployment is part of a bilateral…