Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis ‘stain on our conscience’ – UN

The United Nations’, Martin Griffiths GENEVA, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The crisis in Ethiopia that is pushing the war-scarred Tigray region towards starvation is a “stain on our conscience”, the United Nations humanitarian chief says.Martin Griffiths issued one of the most sharply worded criticisms to date of the worst famine…

Argentine meat sales to China to resume next week; the rest of the world will have to wait until 2022

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 30 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina will resume meat exports to China as of this coming Monday, it was announced in Buenos Aires. The decision by the Argentine government following negotiations with producers to lift all restrictions on sales of meat to foreign customers aims at recovering some of…

Covid-19: Argentine national gov’t to hunt down those unregistered for vax

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 30 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s Federal Health Council announced that although immunization will not be mandatory, a nationwide house-by-house vaccination campaign will be launched for those who have not registered to take their injections. Similar undertakings have been carried out by various provincial governments, The vaccinating squads will…

US ‘lost’ the 20-year war in Afghanistan: top US general

  WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top US general conceded in a stark admission that the United States “lost” the 20-year war in Afghanistan.   “It is clear, it is obvious to all of us, that the war in Afghanistan did not end on the terms we wanted, with…

Mexico flies 70 Haitian migrants back home

Haitian migrant children arrive with their parents at the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance, COMAR, to request refuge in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, Sept 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexico on Wednesday flew 70 Haitians to their capital Port-au-Prince amid a migrant crisis as Haitians flocked to the United States. The group…

Tunisia’s president names Romdhane as country’s first female PM

Newly appointed Prime Minister, Najla Bouden Romdhane TUNIS, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Kais Saied named a geologist with little government experience as Tunisia’s first woman prime minister on Wednesday amid a crisis following his seizure of powers and with public finances close to breaking point. Saied’s office published a…

Nigeria police arrest 57 in Shia procession, deny casualties

Abuja police denied any casualties occurred ABUJA, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian police said they arrested dozens of Shia Muslim followers of an outlawed group at a religious procession in the nation’s capital with a spokesperson of the group claiming eight members were shot dead during the gathering.Abuja police denied…

South Sudan says 40 Afghan refugees in country illegally: Officials

Afghans have been leaving the country since the Taliban took over earlier this month JUBA, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 40 Afghans have entered South Sudan without following the required legal procedures according to the country’s immigration authorities.Addressing sector commanders morning in Juba, Gen Atem Marol, who heads South…

Five Sudan officers killed targeting Daesh cell – Security Officials

Sudanese soldiers are seen on an army vehicle as they drive through the defense ministry compound KHARTOUM, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Sudanese counterterrorism officers were killed during a raid in Khartoum targeting “a cell linked to the Daesh group”, the country’s intelligence services said in a statement.“After receiving information…

Kenya Airways, SAA sign deal to form pan-African airline, to beat business slump

NAIROBI, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Troubled Kenya Airways (KQ) and South African Airways (SAA) have partnered to help shore up their battered revenues.They signed a memorandum of co-operation on Tuesday aimed at forming a pan-African airline.Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka said in a statement that the mutual co-operation between the…