Cargo plane carrying aid crashes in Somalia

The crew safe and no-one on the ground was injured MOGADISHU, July 16 (NNN-AGECIES) — A cargo plane carrying humanitarian food aid crashed at an airport in central Somalia but the crew members survived, officials said. According to a statement by the US embassy in Somalia, it said the flight…

Tunisia’s prime minister resigns after political row

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh TUNIS, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigned following a row with the Islamist Ennahda Party, triggering a political crisis for the country as it contends with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The move came after a political row with…

Statue of UK slave merchant replaced with Black Lives Matter protester

Black Lives Matter protestor Jen Reid poses for a photograph in front of a sculpture of herself LONDON, July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES0 — The statue of a slave trader that was torn down and thrown into a river last month in Bristol, England, was replaced overnight by a sculpture of a…

Thousands in Bolivia anti-government protest

Bolivian demonstrators blew large sea shell horns known as “pututus” during a march against the government LA PAZ, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of demonstrators defied quarantine restrictions and marched on the Bolivian capital La Paz to protest against the government of interim President Jeanine Anez. “The people are expressing their…

Ebola spreading in western Congo with nearly 50 confirmed cases – WHO

GENEVA, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ebola is spreading in western Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly 50 known cases across a large region bordering the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Since authorities announced the outbreak on June 1, 48 cases have been…

Zimbabwe sacks hospital bosses after firing of health minister

Obadiah Moyo was fired as health minister by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for inappropriate conduct HARARE, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe has fired top executives of the country’s five biggest state hospitals as part of a restructuring exercise, the health services board said, a week after the health minister was dismissed…

Azerbaijan general among troops killed in Armenia border clash

Azeri artillery – years of diplomacy have failed to ease tensions  BAKU, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Azerbaijan says one of its generals and five other officers have been killed in a third day of fighting with Armenian forces on the countries’ border. An Azeri private also died, bringing the Azeri death toll…

Covid-19: France’s health workers given pay rises worth €8bn

Health workers have been demanding better pay and conditions at recent protests PARIS, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French government has agreed to give pay rises worth €8bn to health workers, as it hailed their role in fighting coronavirus. The deal was signed with trade unions on Monday after seven weeks of fraught negotiations.…

Nigeria: 10 soldiers killed during two encounters with terrorists

KANO (Nigeria), July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militants shot dead 10 Nigerian soldiers in two incidents in the country’s restive northeast, security sources said. The assailants gunned down eight troops in an attack on a military convoy near Kumulla village, roughly 40 kilometres southwest of regional capital Maiduguri. Hours later two…

Covid-19: US CDC urges all Americans to wear masks

WASHINGTON, July 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged all Americans to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “Cloth face coverings are one of the most powerful weapons we have to slow and stop the spread of the virus, particularly when used universally…