Nigeria: Bandits attack church, kill reverend father, abducts another

ABUJA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bandits have attacked St.Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church located in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State in Nigeria, killing Reverend Alphonsus Bello.During the attack which occurred on Thursday night another priest, Reverend Joe Keke was abducted.The gunmen, according to an eyewitness, attacked the church compound…

Kenya’s President Kenyatta inaugurates deep water port in Lamu, almost a decade after its launch

LAMU (Kenya), May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new deep-water port at the Kenyan island of Lamu welcomed its first ships Thursday, launching a potential trade corridor for neighboring countries despite local opposition.The $3 billion Lamu Port is part of an ambitious $23 billion regional transport corridor known as LAPSSET, or…

UN to allocate additional $4.5 mln to Gaza Strip aid

UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (NNN-TASS) — The United Nations has allocated additional $4.5 mln worth of aid to the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was declared, UN Secretary General Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a briefing. “The emergency relief coordinator today (Friday) allocated $4.5 mln on the…

COVID-19: Spain to allow all vaccinated travellers in from June 7

MADRID, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain will allow all vaccinated travellers to visit the country from June 7, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, as the tourism hotspot aims to revive its virus-battered travel industry. “From June 7, all vaccinated people and their families will be welcome in our country, Spain,…

Covid-19: Slow vaccine rollout hits LatAm as covid claims million lives

MONTEVIDEO, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Covid-19 has caused the death of more than one million people in Latin America and the Caribbean where slow vaccine rollouts are preventing an exit from the pandemic crisis. Since the coronavirus was first detected in the region in Brazil’s Sao Paulo in late February…

Covid-19: Germany imposing quarantine on travellers from UK – health institute

BERLIN, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany will impose a quarantine on people arriving from Britain due to the spread there of the coronavirus variant first found in India, the Robert Koch health institute said. From Sunday, all travellers arriving from the UK will have to submit to a quarantine period…

US Pres Biden vows to help ‘rebuild’ Gaza; stresses two states solution to mideast crisis

WASHINGTON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden pledged to help organize efforts to “rebuild Gaza” and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the “only answer” to the conflict. Biden also said he had told the Israelis to stop “intercommunal fighting” in the flashpoint city of Jerusalem. However…

Update: Nigeria’s top army commander, 10 other officers killed in air crash during bad weather

ABUJA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s top-ranking army commander Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers were killed on Friday when their plane crashed in bad weather in the country’s north, officials said. Chief of Army Staff Attahiru was only appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in January as part of…

Colombian protest leader Lucas Villa, who was shot eight times, dies

Thousands pro-Lucas Villa protesters took to the street for weeks BOGOTA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian student activist Lucas Villa has been declared brain dead, nearly a week after he was shot eight times at a peaceful protest against President Ivan Duque’s government, according to a statement from San Jorge…

Covid-19: CAR, among last countries in the world to receive vaccines, launches vaccination in Bangui

BANGUI, May 22 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Central African Republic, one of the last countries in the world to receive coronavirus vaccines, has finally launched its immunization campaign.The CAR received 60,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines thanks to the COVAX initiative.Authorities began the vaccinating at risk populations, such as health workers, the…