Haitian presidential security chief arrested over assassination

 PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian police said they had arrested the head of Jovenel Moise’s security as part of the ongoing investigation into the president’s July 7 assassination. Security chief Jean Laguel Civil is suspected of involvement in the plot to that saw Moise killed at his home in…

Pres Biden announces end of US combat operations in Iraq

 WASHINGTON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden declared US relations with Iraq would enter a new phase with American troops exiting combat operations in the country by year-end as he held talks Monday with Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi. Amid the threat of Daesh resurgence and Iran’s powerful influence in…

Kenya, South Sudan abolish visa requirement for their nationals

NAIROBI, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya and South Sudan announced an end to visa requirements for their nationals visiting the two countries in the latest move to boost integration.The decision means South Sudanese travelling to Kenya will be entitled to enter for free, as long as they carry a valid…

Equatorial Guinea shuts its embassy in UK over sanctions on president’s son

MALABO, July 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Equatorial Guinea announced it was closing its embassy in London after the United Kingdom imposed sanctions against Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the vice president and son of the country’s veteran president, over for allegedly syphoning state assets into his own bank accounts.Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono told…

Man accused of trying to kill Mali president dies in custody

An assailant who attempted to stab Mali’s interim president Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of two military coups, during the Eid Al Adha prayer at a mosque in the capital Bamako, is seen lying in an army vehicle after his arrest BAMAKO, 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man accused of trying to…

Nigeria school kidnappers abduct man delivering ransom

The government has been criticised for its failure to tackle the country’s kidnapping crisis  KADUNA (Nigeria), July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kidnappers in Nigeria have seized a man who was sent to deliver a ransom payment to secure the release of dozens of abducted school children. The elderly man was sent…

Covid-19: Top scientist Fauci says US heading in wrong direction as cases rise

Dr Anthony Fauci said he was frustrated by the slump in vaccine uptake  WASHINGTON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US is heading “in the wrong direction” on the coronavirus pandemic as infections surge among the unvaccinated, a top health expert has warned. Dr Anthony Fauci said the Delta variant of…

Flooded London hospitals ask patients to stay away

Buses and cars were left stranded when roads across London flooded on Sunday LONDON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two London hospitals have asked patients to stay away after their emergency departments were hit by flooding. East London’s Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals urged patients to use other A&Es for urgent care,…

US wildfires: Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own climate

   CHICO (California, US), July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of US firefighters are battling a blaze in California that has grown so big it is generating its own weather system, with authorities warning conditions could worsen.    The flames have grown so large that they have created clouds that can…

UN warns of ‘unprecedented’ Afghan civilian deaths from Taliban offensives

UNITED NATIONS, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations warned that Afghanistan could see the highest number of civilian deaths in more than a decade if the Taliban’s offensives across the country are not halted. Violence has surged since early May when the insurgents cranked up operations to coincide with a…