Nearly 20 EU countries back Tedros second term as WHO chief

  GENEVA, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 20 European Union countries nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second term as head of the World Health Organization, shortly before the deadline passed on Thursday.    WHO member states had until 1600 GMT to nominate candidates. Germany announced on Wednesday that it…

Lesotho collaborates with South Africa to combat human trafficking

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — As human trafficking incidents between Lesotho and South Africa increase, Lesotho’s Home Affairs Minister Motlalentoa Letsosa said collaboration between the two countries could be crucial in combating the scourge. “People working at the border as the police and transport people, those are critical partners. If…

Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama seek solutions to Haiti crisis

The Presidents of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado (right), Panama’s Laurentino Cortizo (middle) and Luis Abinader Corona of the Dominican Republic (left). In the far left is Giannina Dinarte, Costa Rica’s minister of the Presidency UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Leaders of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Panama have…

Helicopter makes hard landing in Russia’s Kamchatka

MOSCOW, Sept 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — A Ka-27 helicopter made a hard landing near Ostraya Mountain in Russia’s Kamchatka Territory, TASS news agency reported Thursday, citing a source in the aviation services. “We received a report on Ka-27 helicopter’s hard landing near Ostraya Mountain in Kamchatka. Three people were on board,”…

South Sudan’s political elite plundering public coffers, says UN report

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Massive plundering of South Sudan’s public coffers is undermining human rights in the world’s youngest nation and threatening its already fragile peace process, according to a UNHCR report.Since independence a decade ago, South Sudan has struggled to emerge from five years of civil war…

South African airways returns to the skies after one year of inactivity

The airline hasn’t operated any commercial flights since the beginning of the pandemic JOHANNESBURG, Sept 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South African Airways resumed operations on Thursday Sept 23 after a year of inactivity and almost 18 months without a commercial flight.The carrier will initially offer flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town,…

Rwanda wins bid to host the 2025 World Cycling Championships

KIGALI, Sept 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The 2025 world road cycling championships will be held in Rwanda, a first in Africa, the Rwandan cycling federation announced.The International Cycling Union (UCI) congress, which is being held Friday in Leuven (Belgium), must ratify the decision before it becomes official, the international federation said.Two…

Thousands denounce France at pro-army rally in Mali

BAMAKO, Sept 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Thousands of people demonstrated in Mali’s capital backing the nation’s military rulers and protesting perceived foreign meddling in the Sahel state.The protest comes as military strongman Colonel Assimi Goita faces growing pressure from European powers to renounce a possible deal with Russian private-security firm Wagner.Former…

US envoy to Haiti resigns, slams Haitian migrant deportations

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US special envoy to Haiti resigned on Thursday two months after his appointment, denouncing the Biden administration’s deportation of Haitian migrants from the US-Mexico border back to their poverty-stricken homeland. “I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian…

Haitian migrants face crucial choices as expulsion flights ramp up

CIUDAD ACUNA (Mexico), Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A migrant camp in Texas near the Mexican border where as many as 14,000 Haitians amassed in recent days has shrunk to less than half that size amid expulsion flights and detentions, even as some stay, committed to trying to remain in the…