91 illegal immigrants voluntarily repatriated from Libya as 357 migrants rescued from Med Sea

Illegal immigrants are seen at Misurata International Airport in Misurata, Libya TRIPOLI, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — A group of 91 illegal immigrants, mostly children, on Wednesday were voluntarily repatriated from Libya to their home country Niger. “Based on instructions from the Interior Minister regarding resumption of voluntary repatriation flights for…

Nigeria attracts $19.1 billion worth of investments in 9 months of 2021

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian companies attracted investments worth $19.1 billion from local and foreign investors in the first nine months of 2021, surging by 113% from $8.98 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2020.This is according to the information contained in the report…

Facebook deletes Ethiopia PM’s post for inciting violence

Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed and how the link to the post now appears on Facebook ADDIS ABABA, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Prime Minister has become the latest African leader to have his post removed from a global social media platform.Officials from Facebook which recently rebranded to Meta, ruled that…

Post-Brexit fishing row: French court frees impounded British trawler

PARIS, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A French court ruled that a British trawler impounded by French authorities could sail for home, overturning an earlier demand that its captain pay a €150,000 deposit, a lawyer for the captain said. The Cornelis Gert Jan was seized last week, with French authorities saying…

UN launches fund to foster cheaper loans, green development for Africa

GLASGOW, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations launched a new finance mechanism aimed at saving African governments US$11 billion in borrowing costs in the next five years, while fostering greener investments and sustainable development. The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) launched the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) at COP26,…

Covid-19: US rolls out vaccine for young children, ending long wait for some parents

WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven-year-old Gael Coreas stuck out his left arm fearlessly to receive his first COVID-19 shot at a health clinic in the nation’s capital on Wednesday (Nov 3), wincing briefly as cameras flashed to capture the moment. Coreas was in the first cohort of young children to…

Bali ‘suitcase murder’ accomplice arrested in US after return

Heather Mack inside an immigration car after being released from Kerobokan Prison in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chicago woman who spent seven years jailed in Bali for helping kill her mother at a luxury hotel was arrested upon her return from Indonesia, the Justice Department…

WHO grants emergency approval for India’s Covaxin COVID-19 jab

     Bharat Biotech said Brazil, the Philippines, Iran and Mexico had also authorised its COVID-19 vaccine GENEVA, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said it had issued an emergency use listing for Covaxin, a vaccine against Covid-19 produced by India’s Bharat Biotech.      Found to have 78 percent…

Six rebels, 2 soldiers killed in eastern DR Congo clashes; 36 attackers captured

KINSHASA, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — A group of rebels attacked several areas of the city of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including military positions, early Wednesday, a local official said. Six attackers and two soldiers were killed after the attack, which began around 1:40 a.m. local…

Russian An-12 cargo plane engulfed in flames after crash landing in Siberia -emergency service

MOSCOW, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian Antonov An-12 cargo plane carrying seven people crash-landed in Siberia on Wednesday and was engulfed in flames after disappearing from radar just outside the city of Irkutsk, the emergency services ministry said. The plane crashed near the village of Pivovarikha, about 4,200 km…