Some aid operations curtailed or closed due to volatile Ethiopia conflict: UN

A one-year-old boy is treated for malnutrition at a health centre in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Some assistance programs had to be curtailed or closed due to the intensifying, unpredictable and volatile northern Ethiopia conflict, coupled with restrictions on aid delivery, UN…

Libyan FM reaffirms rejection to foreign interference

Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangoush TRIPOLI, Oct 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush reaffirmed the Libyan government’s rejection to all kinds of foreign interference in the country’s internal affairs. “The Government of National Unity of Libya reaffirms its permanent, firm and strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial…

Sudan’s PM says demonstrations reaffirm Sudanese adherence to civil state

KHARTOUM, Oct 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the demonstrations, which took place in several cities of the country on Thursday, reaffirmed the Sudanese people’s adherence to the civil state. Sudanese cities on Thursday witnessed mass demonstrations in support of the civilian rule and the civilian coalition…

Uganda coffee in hot demand in Italy as exports climb to 30-year high

Uganda overtook Vietnam to become the second-largest supplier of coffee to Italy LONDON, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Demand for Ugandan coffee in Italy, where espresso lovers abound, has helped increase exports of the beans to the highest in at least 30 years.In August, Uganda overtook Vietnam to become the second-largest…

French troops kill senior jihadist fighter in Mali: army

  PARIS, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French soldiers have killed a commander from a jihadist group close to Al-Qaeda that operates along Mali’s troubled border with Burkina Faso, the army’s general staff announced Thursday.   Nasser Al Tergui was the number two in the Gourma-Serma brigade of the Support Group…

Covid-19: 80,000-180,000 health workers may have died from Covid by May 2021 – WHO

   GENEVA, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed by Covid-19 up to May this year, insisting they must be prioritised for vaccination.   A WHO paper estimated that out of the world’s 135 million health staff,…

Sudan: Rival camps urge peaceful protests as tensions rise

Sudanese protesters take to the streets demanding the dissolution of the transitional government KHARTOUM, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rival Sudanese protest leaders urged their supporters to remain peaceful, on the eve of a critical day of demonstrations over the fate of the country’s fragile transition to civilian rule. Opposing factions…

Costa Rica & Canada strengthen wildfire management cooperation

SAN JOSE, Oct 21 (NNN-TELESUR) — Costa Rica’s National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) and the Canadian Forest Fire Interagency Center (CIFFC) signed a plan to strengthen their partnership in forest fire management. “It is of the utmost importance for Costa Rica to have established this agreement with Canada, which…

Governor Mason to be declared first President of Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Oct 21 (NNN-TELESUR) — Barbados’ Parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted Governor Sandra Mason to be declared as first Barbadian president and formally end their country’s association to the British Crown on Nov 30. “I am convinced that Mason will play a good role as president for her tireless work on behalf of the Barbadian people…

EU lawmakers push for closer ties with Taiwan amid rising Chinese pressure

European Commission’s executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager STRASBOURG, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union must deepen ties with Taiwan and start work on an investment deal with the island, EU lawmakers said in a resolution adopted on Thursday, a move likely to anger Beijing as a similar EU-China deal…