Bomb kills four soldiers, one civilian in Cameroon

YAOUNDÉ, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four soldiers and a civilian were killed Wednesday when an official convoy was hit by makeshift explosives in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon, the government said. A government spokesman blamed “separatist terrorists” for the killings in the Northwest province, where Anglophone separatists are fighting…

Update: World leaders condemn ‘assault on democracy’ at US Capitol

PARIS, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World leaders and governments expressed shock and outrage at the storming of the US Capitol in Washington by supporters of President Donald Trump. BRITAIN: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Twitter condemned the “disgraceful scenes in U.S. Congress. The United States stands for democracy around the…

Covid-19: Quebec premier orders Canada’s first pandemic curfew

MONTREAL, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Quebec premier Francois Legault ordered the first pandemic curfew in Canada as part of new lockdown measures to slow the spread of a second wave of Covid-19. The lockdown and 8:00 pm to 5:00 am (0100 to 1000 GMT) curfew will take effect starting Saturday…

Update US election demo: Woman shot in Capitol Hill unrest dies – police

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman who was shot as President Donald Trump’s supporters invaded the US Capitol on Wednesday has died, a Washington police spokeswoman said. Alaina Gertz offered no details on who the woman was or the circumstances of the shooting, which is now under investigation by…

Covid-19: Bolivia extends ban on flights from Europe as Brazil sees 1,242 deaths in 24 hours

LA PAZ/BRASILIA, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — BOLIVIA will extend a ban on flights from Europe until mid-February as a preventive measure against the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus disease, President Luis Arce announced. “To protect the health of the Bolivian population … we are extending the suspension…

Update: US Congress reconvenes hours after protesters breach Capitol with one fatality

Members of the D.C. National Guard are deployed outside of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday evening WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The U.S. Congress reconvened on Wednesday night for proceedings certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, hours after protesters supporting outgoing President Donald Trump breached the Capitol.…

UN rehabilitates three damaged schools in Libya

Students enjoy at their rehabilitated classroom TRIPOLI, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced rehabilitating three schools in the Libyan capital Tripoli that were damaged by the armed conflict between the eastern-based army and forces of the UN-backed government. “Through Libya stabilization (project), UNDP fully rehabilitated…

Covid-19 (Europe update): UK, Portugal and Slovenia report highest daily spike in coronavirus cases

BRUSSELS, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries. BRITAIN reported a further 1,041 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, the highest since April, official figures showed Wednesday. This brought the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the country to…

Covid-19: Thousands of learners fail to report back as Kenyan schools open

Ombaka Primary School pupils line up for temperature screening in Nyando, Kisumu NAIROBI, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of learners in Kenya failed to report back to school as directed by the government, raising fears of mass dropouts across the country.There have been concerns that many learners will drop out…

Nigeria: Soldiers kill 220 bandits, rescue 642 kidnap victims

73 AK 47 rifles, 194 dane guns and 53,200 ammunition were recovered ABUJA, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian Army has neutralised 220 bandits, rescued 642 kidnapped victims, foiled 167 banditry and 81 kidnapped attempts from June to December last year.This was stated by the Acting Director Defence, Media Operations,…