Suspected jihadists kill 14 soldiers in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Suspected jihadists killed 14 soldiers in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, the defence ministry said, in the latest bloodshed to hit the region plagued by Islamist violence. “The military detachment of Yirgou” in the Centre-Nord region’s Barsalogho department was “the target of a terrorist attack”…

Haiti top diplomat asks UN Security Council for help with gangs

Gang members march following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti’s top diplomat has called on the United Nations Security Council for help dealing with the country’s spiralling gang violence and crime. Foreign Minister Claude Joseph told the 15-member body…

South African car industry fears impact as union starts strike

National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa President Andrew Chirwa addresses members as they hold placards before an indefinite strike in Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s biggest metalworkers union has launched an indefinite strike, seeking pay rises and threatening to block supplies of parts to make new…

Court jails Serb former policeman for Kosovo killings

PRISTINA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Pristina court jailed a former Serbian police officer for 20 years for his part in the murder of 13 ethnic Albanian civilians during the 1990s Kosovo war. A court statement said he had been part of a “large-scale and systematic attack” carried out in…

British PM’s envoy holds talks with Taliban in Afghanistan

The Taliban says the meeting ‘focused on detailed discussions about reviving diplomatic relations between both countries’ LONDON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s special envoy has held talks with senior members of Afghanistan’s new Taliban government in Kabul, officials said. Senior civil servant Simon Gass met Deputy…

Libyan legislative elections delayed until January: Parliament

The election for members of the House of Representatives will take place 30 days after the presidential vote scheduled for Dec 24 TRIPOLI, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s legislative elections have been postponed until January, the country’s eastern-based parliament has said, instead of being held on Dec 24 as planned.…

Pentagon warns against deal bringing Russian mercenaries to Mali

Wagner Group mercenaries at an unidentified location WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US military officials warn Mali’s interim government against brokering any deal to use mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help with security and counterterrorism. For weeks, US and French officials have publicly tried to dissuade Malian leaders from…

South Sudan: Dozens Dead in South Sudan inter-communal fighting over cattle rustling

A map showing the location of Warrap State in South Sudan JUBA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 36 people were killed in clashes between four communities in South Sudan over the weekend, according to Warrap state officials. Warrap Governor Aleu Ayieny Aleu called the latest wave of fighting in…

Ethiopia crisis: Food aid reaches Afar and Amhara, but situation still ‘dire’ for Tigray

GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-UNNS) — The first round of food distributions to people in Afar and Amhara regions impacted by the spread of the conflict in northern Ethiopia has been completed, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. However, distributions of supplies into Tigray are lagging behind due to various impediments…

Argentine house fire leaves 7 people dead

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Seven people, including four minors, died in a house fire on Tuesday in the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca, some 635 km south of Buenos Aires, police said. The fire started in the front part of the house, located in the Villa Ressia neighborhood…