Moroccan authorities dismantle terrorist cell in Tangier

The operation was carried out by special forces in Morocco RABAT, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Moroccan authorities dismantled in Tangier a jihadist cell loyal to the Daesh terrorist group, made up of five young men who planned to attack police facilities or shops frequented by foreigners, the Moroccan anti-terrorism agency announced.In…

11 killed in new rebel attack in Central Africa: official

UPC militiamen, pictured near Bambari in 2019   BANGUI, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven civilians were killed by rebels in eastern Central African Republic (CAR), where government forces are battling armed groups, a senior official said. The attack occurred on Tuesday near Bambari, the CAR’s fourth-biggest city, when three cars…

Kenya confirms bid for 2025 World Athletics Championships

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning the men’s marathon final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games NAIROBI, Oct 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Kenya confirmed its bid to host the 2025 Athletics World Championships, which if accepted, would bring the event to Africa for the first time. Nairobi has hosted both the…

African cinema could create 20 million jobs: UNESCO

Rwandese film Director Joel Karekezi GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Africa’s film industry is thriving and could create many millions of extra jobs if its potential was fully exploited, the United Nations said. In a report, the UN cultural organisation UNESCO said that an estimated five million people currently work…

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.…