South Africa sends 1,500 troops to Mozambique to fight jihadists

MAPUTO, July 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South Africa is sending 1,495 troops to Mozambique to help its neighbour battle jihadists wreaking havoc in the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province north of the country. Soldiers will be a part of a growing multinational force there. In a statement, the parliament said President Cyril…

NGO rescues nearly 100 migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean

Migrant boat departures from Libya and Tunisia to Italy and other parts of Europe have increased in recent months with better weather TRIPOLI, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German NGO Sea-Watch says it rescued nearly 100 migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean overnight, many of whom were injured, some with severe…

Solidarity aid from Bolivia to Cuba

La Paz, Jul HAVANA, July 31 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — A Bolivian Air Force plane arrived in Cuba with a shipment of solidarity aid consisting of 20 tons of medical supplies and food. The shipment was approved by Supreme Decree to help the Caribbean nation that suffers the impact of the…

US flies deported migrant families back to Central America

WASHINGTON, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US authorities began on Friday deporting some migrant families on flights to Central America as part of an expedited system to remove people who arrived without authorization via Mexico. Expedited deportations have been a tactic used by both Republican and Democratic administrations in an effort…

Covid-19: Millions of Americans at risk of eviction from rented homes as moratorium ends Sunday

  WASHINGTON, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday when a nationwide ban on evictions expires, even as billions in government funds meant to help them go untapped.    The wave of evictions would come as the fast-spreading Delta variant has taken hold in…

Covid-19: Uganda eases curbs as admissions fall

  KAMPALA, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday ordered an easing of a six-week Covid lockdown following a dramatic reduction in serious cases of the disease.    Infections had soared during a second wave driven by the highly transmissable Delta variant but since the lockdown, the…

ICC drops charges against former Ivory Coast first Lady Simone Gbagbo

Ivory Coast’s former first lady Simone Gbagbo ABIDJAN, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court has dropped its arrest warrant for Ivory Coast’s former first lady Simone Gbagbo over post-election violence that killed thousands in 2010-2011, according to a decision made public Thursday.Since 2012, she faced four counts of…

Blast hits bus carrying soccer team in Somalia’s Kismayo, 5 dead: Police

A car bomb blast near the southern Somali coastal town of Kismayo has killed at least five people. KISMAYO (Somalia), July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An explosive planted on a bus carrying soccer players in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo killed at least five players, a police officer said. “We have…

EU adopts legal framework for Lebanon sanctions: Statement

Lebanese flag flutters at the site of last year’s Beirut port blast PARIS, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union said it had adopted a legal framework for a sanctions regime targeting Lebanese individuals and entities after a year of crisis that has left Lebanon facing financial collapse, hyperinflation and food and…

Guatemalans protest for second day to demand president resigns

GUATEMALA CITY, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anti-government protesters blocked intersections across Guatemala for the second day in a row as calls intensified for President Alejandro Giammattei and the attorney general to step down after the ousting of a top anti-corruption official. Demonstrators blocked access to the Chixoy bridge in western Guatemala…