Ethiopia unrest: PM sacks top officials as Tigray conflict mounts

Abiy Ahmed ordered air attacks on military assets in the Tigrayan regional capital last week ADDIS ABABA, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sacked his army chief, head of intelligence and foreign minister, as the military continues operation in the northern Tigray region with a new round of…

African leaders congratulated Biden for US presidential election victory, hopes Africa-US ties stronger

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris PRETORIA, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African leaders congratulated US president-elect Joe Biden on his victory, expressing hope that ties will be restored between the continent and the US, following the rule of President Donald Trump.“We congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President…

Azerbaijan says has taken key Karabakh town of Shusha, denied by rival Armenia

BAKU, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Azerbaijan said its forces had captured the key town of Shusha from Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh, but Armenia insisted that fighting for the strategically vital area was ongoing. The capture of Shusha would be a major victory for Azerbaijan six weeks after new fighting erupted…

Zimbabwe looking underground for golden economic revival, says Finance Minister, IMF

HARARE, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Reeling from decades of economic mismanagement, Zimbabwe is banking on gold to shore up revenue and tackle the upshots of rampant hyperinflation, corruption and coronavirus restrictions. Global gold prices have surged more than 30 percent this year, topping a record $2,000 an ounce in August,…

Covid-19: Portugal imposes coronavirus curfew from Monday

LISBON, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portugal introduces a curfew across most of the country from Monday in an effort to combat surging coronavirus case numbers, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said. The measures will be in effect all weeknights and from 1pm on weekends for at least two weeks, Costa said…

World leaders congratulate US president-elect Biden, focus on unity

PARIS, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World leaders rushed to congratulate USpresident-elect Joe Biden, with many expressing hopes of unity andcooperation following four years of explosive Donald Trump diplomacy. While Trump refused to accept the results of the election, many worldleaders made it clear they backed the announcement that Biden had…

France to reduce military presence in deadly Sahel region: army sources

BAMAKO, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France is on the verge of cutting back its military presence in the volatile Sahel region to make room for reinforcements from other European countries, army sources said. French troops first deployed to Mali in 2013 after an insurgency broke out in the country a…

Austrian government closes two mosques linked to Vienna attacker

VIENNA, Nov 7 (NNN-EFE) — The Austrian government on Friday ordered the closure of two mosques in Vienna where the perpetrator of Monday’s attack which left four people dead and more than 20 wounded is believed to have been radicalized. The government announced the closures after agreeing to the measure…

New swarms of locusts breed in Ethiopia and Somalia: UN

Adult locusts can eat three times their own body-weight per day and travel hundreds of kilometres ADDIS ABABA, Nov 7 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The formation of new swarms of desert locusts in Ethiopia and local breeding in northeastern Kenya means the region is not out of the woods yet. The Food…

Three African countries and Yemen are at high risk of famine, UN warns

ROME, Nov 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — The World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) detected increasing levels of acute starvation in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Yemen. In these countries, the risk of famine is currently high. The UN agencies explained that…