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…

US Senate to vote Thursday in bid to avert government shutdown

  WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate announced it would vote on a stopgap funding bill Thursday to prevent a government shutdown with just hours to spare, as lawmakers stare down a number of deadlines with massive stakes for the economy and President Joe Biden’s sweeping domestic agenda.…

US says ‘no hostile intent’ towards NKorea, still ready for talks

  WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it bears “no hostile intent” towards North Korea and remains open to the idea of negotiations, after Kim Jong Un called the offer “no more than a petty trick.”   Kim has accused the administration of US President Joe Biden…

More than 100 dead in Ecuador’s latest prison violence

   GUAYAQUIL (Ecuador), Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison has surpassed 100, with 52 more wounded, the government prison authority said, as soldierssurrounded the facility — one of the country’s many overburdened and understaffed jails.    Inmates went to…

South Africa tells Western envoys it needs funds to shift from coal

PRETORIA, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa told visiting climate envoys from the United States, Britain, Germany and France that it needs major financial support to move away from coal, the environment department said. South Africa is the world’s 12th biggest carbon emitter, according to the Global Carbon Atlas, emitting…

Covid-19: Brazil medical institute to sell vaccines abroad

SAO PAULO, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s Butantan biomedical institute is in talks to sell a locally manufactured COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac to other countries in South America and Africa, as the federal government has not ordered more of the shots. Butantan Director Dimas Covas said that the…

Extreme poverty in Venezuela rises to 76.6%: Study

CARACAS, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around three-fourths of Venezuelans now live in extreme poverty as the once-prosperous OPEC nation’s hyperinflationary economic collapse continued for a seventh straight year, according to a new study published on Wednesday. The 2020-2021 National Survey of Living Conditions (ENCOVI), conducted by researchers at Andres Bello…