6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Tanzania: USGS

NAIROBI, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck southeast of the Tanzanian financial centre of Dar es Salaam late Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The offshore quake struck at a depth of 15.5 kilometres just after 8 pm (1700 GMT) local time. The epicentre was…

Presidential elections: Democratic hopefuls Joe Biden and Kamala Harris say Pres Trump has left US ‘in tatters’

 WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris have attacked “whining” President Donald Trump as an incompetent leader who has left the US “in tatters”. The pair held their first campaign event together, a day after Biden unveiled Harris as his number two. Trump hit…

Belarus election crisis: Second protester dies as UN sounds alarm

Belarusian police have been accused of using violence against protesters MINKS, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A protester has died in Belarus in police custody, the second death since clashes with police erupted on Sunday over a disputed presidential election. Officials say the cause of death of the 25-year-old man in Gomel is unclear.…

Somalia prison: Deadly shootout after Al-Shabaab militants attempt escape; 20 killed

Al-Shabaab is seeking to overthrow Somalia’s government MOGADISHU, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people killed in a shootout between jailed militants and security officers at a prison in Somalia has risen to at least 20, officials say. The al-Shabaab militants had attempted to escape from the heavily guarded prison in the capital,…

Mauritius oil spill: Almost all fuel oil pumped out of MV Wakashio

The oil spill has caused an environmental disaster in Mauritius PORT LOUIS, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost all the fuel oil from the Japanese-owned ship that has caused a huge oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has been pumped out, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said. The operation had been…

Covid-19: Florida sheriff bans face masks among officers

MIAMI, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Florida sheriff ordered his officers to not wear face masks — and banned the safety gear from his office — even as the southern US state has hit record daily coronavirus death tolls. Sheriff Billy Woods, of central Florida’s Marion County, emailed deputiesTuesday to…

Namibia turns down German genocide reparations offer

President Hage Geingob WINDHOEK, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has said the offer for reparations made by Germany for mass killings in its then colony was “not acceptable”.German troops killed tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people between 1904 to 1908 in response to an anti-colonial…

Guinea leader confirms election date

President Alpha Conde has not formerly accepted his nomination CONAKRY, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea’s President Alpha Condé has announced Oct 18 as the date for the upcoming general elections. The electoral commission had proposed the date but the leader was yet to sign it off. The president has however…

Kenyans in Beirut stage demos outside consular office demanding to return home

BEIRUT, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyans living in Lebanon’s capital Beirut have been demonstrating outside the consular office demanding to be flown back home.Several videos of the demos and photos of the Kenyans sitting outside the office late in the night have been shared online.The Kenyans, who are mostly women,…

Mozambique denies responsibility for Beirut blast

The ammonium nitrate exploded in a warehouse in Beirut’s port, killing more than 200 people MAPUTO/BEIRUT, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique’s government has finally reacted to reports that the ammonium nitrate which caused a huge deadly explosion in Lebanon earlier this month was on its way to Mozambique. The Deputy…