Mozambique: Court acquits suspected militants for lack of proof
The high number of acquittals is due to lack of expertise in prosecuting terrorism-related cases MAPUTO, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Ugandan minister to appear in court over shooting after losing in party’s contest
The minister was arrested alongside three of his bodyguards. KAMPALA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Uganda’s Labour Minister, Mwesigwa Rukutana, to appear…
Covid-19: Uganda food prices collapse in wake of pandemic
Prices of fruits and vegetables have halved due to low demand KAMPALA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Farmers in Uganda have…
Covid-19: Morocco locks down Casablanca, shuts schools
RABAT, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco imposed a lockdown on Casablanca and shut its schools Monday, the day they were…
Covid-19: Doctors in Nigeria’s state-run hospitals go on “indefinite”strike
The association of resident doctors said it had lost 14 colleagues to COVID-19 ABUJA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Doctors in…
US: Five counties in California declare state of emergency for “aggressive” wildfires
LOS ANGELES, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Fresno, Madera and Mariposa…
Update: UK police arrest man over Birmingham mass stabbings
LONDON, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the mass stabbings in Britain’s second…
Tunisian officer killed in a knife attack
Security forces chased the attackers through the tourist areas of El Kantaoui TUNIS, Sept 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Attackers with knives…
Covid-19: More nations welcome Cuban doctors to fight virus
HAVANA, Sept 7 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — While the United States tries to discredit Cuba’s international medical cooperation, the number of…
Update1: California fire triggered by ‘gender reveal firework’ – unveiling sex of expected child during pregnancies
LOS ANGELES, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A firework at a gender reveal party triggered a wildfire in southern California that…