Mauritians call on the government to resign in mass protest

The protesters called for the government to resign PORT LOUIS, Feb 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Thousands of Mauritians protested in the capital Port-Louis calling for the government to resign alleging corruption and fraud. The demonstrators heeded the calls of opposition parties to call into question the responsibility of those who hold…

Somalia rejects Kenya request to delay ICJ maritime case

MOGDISHU, Feb 14 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Somalia rejected the Kenyan government’s request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to postpone the maritime case between the two neighboring East African countries. Somalia’s Information Minister Osman Dubbe told a news conference in the capital Mogadishu that his country has rejected Kenya’s request…

Mali: UN Chief says ‘complex attack’ against Blue Helmets may constitute war crime

UN peacekeepers patrol the Menaka region in northeast Mali UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (NNN-UNNS) — An assault by unidentified armed elements on a temporary operating base of the UN Integrated Stabilization Mission for Mali (MINUSMA) in Kerena, near Douentza in Central Mali,  resulted in the death of a Togolese peacekeeper and the wounding of 27…

Update: Italy’s new prime minister, his cabinet sworn in

Italian outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, left, hands over the cabinet minister bell to new Prime Minister Mario Draghi ROME, Feb 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Italian government formed by newly-appointed Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who was also the former chief of the European Central Bank (ECB), was officially sworn in…

Update: Car bomb near Somali presidential palace kills 1, injures 10

MOGADISHU, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least one person was killed and 10 injured in a car bomb that exploded Saturday morning near the Somalian presidential palace in Mogadishu, police and hospital officials said. “At 9:10 AM, a terrorist car loaded with explosives … rammed into a checkpoint near the…

Guatemala: President asks Congress to reinstate death penalty for femicide, child abuse

GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 13 (NNN-TELESUR) — Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei urged Congress to reinstate the death penalty for some crimes, including femicide and child abuse, following the murder of an eight-year-old girl in the country. “Let our hands not tremble to confront criminals,” Giammattei said, stressing that hardly any felony receives…

Covid-19: Brazil congress support to extend pandemic emergency payments for another four months

BRASILIA, Feb 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The leaders of Brazilian congress two chambers announced priority will be given to reviving pandemic emergency payments to the vulnerable population, which are expected to be granted in four months, from March to June. Senate president Rodrigo Pacheco speaking next to Economy minister Paulo Guedes…

British lawyer elected as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British human rights lawyer Karim Khan was elected as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a politically daunting position whose incumbent was slapped with US sanctions. Khan, 50, previously led a special UN probe into crimes by the Islamic State in…

Update: Car bomb explodes near Somali presidential palace in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) –A car bomb exploded in Mogadishu outside the Somali parliament compound near the presidential palace on Saturday, police said. According to police officer Abdullahi Aden, the bomb went off near the heavily fortified green zone in the capital of the Horn of Africa nation at about…

UN rights envoy, US urge sanctions against Myanmar military

People march with placards in a protest against the military coup GENEVA, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations human rights investigator for Myanmar urged the UN Security Council to consider imposing sanctions and arms embargoes as a UN rights body adopted a resolution calling for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release. The…