Ethiopia arrests 500 ahead of major Oromo festival; weapons seized

Last year, the festivities attracted huge crowds in Addis Ababa ADDIS ABABA, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in Ethiopia’s most populous state Oromia say they have arrested more than 500 people who they alleged were working to cause disturbances during the annual Irreecha thanksgiving festival, observed by the Oromo, the…

Covid-19: Uganda reopens borders for passengers

The national carrier Uganda Airlines has resumed regional flights KAMPALA, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda has reopened its international borders for the first time since March when they were closed as a control measure against the coronavirus pandemic. The East African country closed its borders to passenger travel even before…

Tunisia signs 10-year military deal with U.S

Tunisia President, Kais Saied TUNIS, Oct 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper signed a 10-year military cooperation deal with Tunis during his first stop on a regional tour, hailing US-Tunisia collaboration over the conflict in neighbouring Libya. The past decade has seen growing cooperation between the Pentagon and…

Covid-19: Two people die in Kenya brawl after bars reopen

NAIROBI, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Just a day after bars reopened in Kenya, two people died in a bar brawl in the capital, Nairobi.The ministry of health’s secretary Rashid Aman said bar owners should follow the guidelines put in place to prevent the spread of the virus.He termed the deaths…

Flooding kills 41 in northern Nigeria

ABUJA, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 41 people have died due to flooding in northern Nigeria, and more than 10,000 have been forced from their homes. The head of the emergency agency in Jigawa state, Yusuf Sani Babura, said that many families whose houses were destroyed are now staying…

Meningitis outbreak claims 269 lives in Nigeria

A woman administers the meningitis vaccine to a pupil ABUJA. Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total of 269 people have lost their lives to an outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control said. The deaths were recorded within six months in almost 15…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump says he got Covid test after close advisor tests positive

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said that he was awaiting results from a test for Covid-19 after one of his close advisors tested positive for the disease. Trump’s close aid Hope Hicks tested positive, the president confirmed to Fox News. “I just went for a test…

UK to exclude Chinese students from sensitive subjects – Times

LONDON, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain is to tighten rules about which subjects foreign students can study at its universities in a move to prevent the theft of intellectual property by Chinese students, the Times newspaper reported. Under Britain’s Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS), postgraduate applicants from abroad already require…

EU takes legal action over UK’s blow to Brexit bill

BRUSSELS/LONDON, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union launched a legal case against the United Kingdom on Thursday for undercutting their earlier divorce deal and a senior UK minister said differences remained in talks on a post-Brexit trade agreement. Controversy over the UK’s new Internal Market Bill has thrown the…

Kuwaitis await new crown prince as Arab leaders mourn late emir

A Palestinian artist walks with crutches past a sand sculpture paying tribute to Kuwait’s late Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, on a beach in Gaza City KUWAIT, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Arab leaders headed to Kuwait on Thursday to offer condolences for the death of its ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad,…