Somalia MPs extend their mandate and President Mohamed Farmaajo’s term by 2 years

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo MOGADISHU, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s Parliament has extended its mandate and that of President Mohamed Farmaajo by two years, giving the incumbent some respite but creating a potential opposition from the international community and some aspirants.The decision was reached on Monday after an…

Uganda, Tanzania sign major pipeline project agreement

The $3.55 billion pipelines could be the longest electrically heated crude oil pipeline in the world KAMPALA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project agreement with his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Hassan Suluhu.“The EACOP Tripartite Project Agreement has been signed by all…

DR Congo names new cabinet, cements president’s power

Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi KINSHASA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democratic Republic of Congo’s Prime Minister has announced a new cabinet, completing a government overhaul by President Felix Tshisekedi that strengthens his hold on power.The new government is a further blow to Tshisekedi’s predecessor and former coalition partner,…

St Vincent volcano: Power cuts after another ‘explosive event’

 KINGSTOWN, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) —There has been another “explosive event” at a volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, with power outages and water supplies cut off. The La Soufrière volcano first erupted on Friday, blanketing the island in a layer of ash and forcing some 16,000 people to evacuate their…

Covid-19: Germany’s infections pass 3 million – official

BERLIN, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of Covid-19 infections in Germany has crossed the three million mark, according to figures published by the Robert Koch Institute disease control centre. The total number of infections now stands at 3,011,513, with 78,452 deaths, the institute said. Germany remains gripped by rising…

US racism: Police who pepper-sprayed Black army officer sack; governor ordered full investigation

WINDSOR (Virginia, US), April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of the police officers accused of using excessive force against a Black US Army officer in a Virginia traffic stop has been fired following an investigation, the town manager said. The Windsor officers pointed guns at, pepper sprayed and pushed to the ground Second Lt.…

Covid-19: Brazil now has more young than old Covid patients in ICUs

BRASILIA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of Covid-19 patients under 40 in intensive care in Brazil surpassed older groups last month, a researcher said, amid a deadly surge driven partly by a new coronavirus variant. The number of people aged 39 or younger in intensive care units with Covid-19…

France shooting: One dead, one injured in Paris hospital; police ruled out terrorist attack

PARIS, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An unidentified gunman shot dead a man and badly injured a woman outside a Paris hospital on Monday before fleeing the scene on a motorbike, police said. Officials ruled out a terrorist attack, with witness statements appearing to point to a targeted killing. The attacker…

34 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti: IOM

Bodies of suspected migrants who died after their boat capsized are seen arranged after they were retrieved off the coast of Djibouti DJIBOUTI, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty-four migrants have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, the second such…

Russians celebrate 60 years since historic Gagarin spaceflight

A 60m tall effigy of first USSR cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin created by Italian graffiti artist IJorit Agoch in Odintsovo, Moscow MOSCOW, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia on Monday celebrated the 60th anniversary of the legendary flight that made Yuri Gagarin the first man in space, a major source of national…