Zimbabwe: 2nd Vice President resigns over sexual allegations he denies

Zimbabwe’s former 2nd Vice-President Kembo Mohadi HARARE, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s second vice-president Kembo Mohadi has resigned. The move comes barely a week after he dismissed reports that went viral accusing him of immoral relations involving married subordinates.In tendering his resignation, Mohadi maintained his innocence saying he is a…

15 drown, 95 African migrants rescued on Libyan coast – IOM

oIOM is the UN agency responsible for migration TRIPOLI, March 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Almost 100 migrants, mostly Africans, were rescued off the west coast of Libya on Sunday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported. The IOM also recorded on Sunday that 15 people had been confirmed dead whiles 95…

Suspected Ugandan rebels kill 10 in eastern DR Congo – Army

KINSHASA, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fighters believed to be from the notorious Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have killed at least 10 civilians in two overnight attacks in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the army said.At least eight people were decapitated in the village of Boyo in the…

Ethiopia unrest: Four media workers arrested in crisis-hit Tigray

ADDIS ABABA, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four media workers in Ethiopia’s conflict-wracked Tigray region, including a translator working for Agence France-Presse, have been arrested and detained, their families and employers said. Tigray has been the theatre of fighting since early November 2020, when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced military…

Covid-19: Over 20 million get first dose of vaccine in UK

LONDON, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain announced that it hasgiven more than 20 million people at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with the rapid rollout providing hope in a country with Europe’s highest death toll. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called it “a huge national achievement” whilepraising National Health…

US urges Yemen’s Houthis to halt offensive on Marib

WASHINGTON, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the Houthi rebels to halt their offensive in northernYemen, as he announced $191 million in aid at a donor conference. The Houthis last month resumed a push to capture Marib city, which liesclose to some of Yemen’s richest…

Immigration, Covid headline virtual talks between US Pres Biden, Mexican Pres Lopez Obrador

US President Joe Biden (C), flanked by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas (R), meets virtually with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador  WASHINGTON, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden told his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that…

Somalia: Deputy army chief survived assassination attempt; two bodyguards killed, another injured

MOGADISHU, Feb 28 (Xinhua) — Two Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers were killed and another injured in a roadside blast in the capital city Mogadishu on Sunday, the police said. A police officer said the two bodyguards of SNA deputy chief were killed following the landmine blast along Abdikassim road…

Ethiopia unrest: US calls on African Union to exert pressure over worsening Tigray crisis

An Ethiopian woman who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, carries her child near the Setit river on the Sudan-Ethiopia border WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the African Union and other international partners to help address a deepening crisis in Ethiopia’s…

Truck-borne gunmen kill 11 in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco

A soldier guards the area where eleven people were killed when unidentified gunmen riding in a truck opened fire in Tonala MEXICO CITY, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Unidentified gunmen riding in a truck opened fire with rifles on Saturday to kill 11 people in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco, causing…