South African Airways creditors approve rescue plan

PRETORIA, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African Airways (SAA) creditors approved a rescue plan for the struggling airline on Tuesday that requires at least 10 billion rand in new funding, throwing the ball into the government’s court to come up with the cash. State-owned SAA, which last made a profit…

Burundi should break cycle of violence – UN

GENEVA, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN investigators have called on Burundi’s new president to improve the country’s human rights record and break the cycle of violence. In a report, they asked President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who was sworn in last month, to address violence committed by the ruling party’s youth wing,…

Nigerian police ‘rescue American trapped in romance fraud’

LAGOS, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian police say they have rescued an American woman who has been trapped in a hotel in Lagos for more than a year as part of a romance fraud. They say the retired civil servant flew to Nigeria in February 2019 to be with…

Mali: Timbuktu’s jihadist police chief before ICC for war crimes

The former police chief was handed over to the ICC by Mali’s authorities in 2018 THE HAGUE, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The war crimes trial of the former head of the Islamic police in the Malian city of Timbuktu has started at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Al Hassan Ag…

UN, AU, EU, ECOWAS condemn ‘use of force’ on Mali protesters

Mali has been in a political crisis since disputed parliamentary elections in March BAMAKO, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN and the African Union have condemned the government of Mali for what they called its use of lethal force on protesters who are calling for the resignation of President Ibrahim…

Sudan declares state of emergency in Darfur region; five protesters killed, police station burned

The Darfur Region KHARTOUM, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan has declared a state of emergency in the western region of Darfur following an escalation of clashes between demonstrators and security forces after weeks of protests. The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur said it had sent a team to the…

Ivory Coast Vice-President Daniel Kablan resigns

Kablan had served as Vice-President since 2017 ABIDJAN, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast’s Vice-President Daniel Kablan Duncan has resigned. His resignation follows the sudden death of the Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly last week. The secretary-general of the Ivory Coast presidency, Patrick Achi, said that Kablan Duncan, was leaving…

Poland’s Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote

Andrzej Duda is allied with the nationalist Law and Justice-led government WARSAW, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Poland’s incumbent President Andrzej Duda has narrowly beaten challenger Rafal Trzaskowski in Sunday’s presidential vote. The National Electoral Commission said Duda had won 51.2% of the votes. It is Poland’s slimmest presidential election victory…

Britain, France agree joint unit to fight migrant traffickers

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (right), wearing a face mask, look at French police equipment during his visit in Calais on Sunday CALAIS, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The interior ministers of France and Britain signed an agreement creating a new joint police intelligence unit to combat migrant traffickers and reduce…

Libya’s NOC accuses UAE of being behind oil blockade

Since January, groups loyal to Haftar have been blocking the production and export of oil from the country’s most important fields and terminals TRIPOLI, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) has accused the United Arab Emirates of instructing eastern forces in Libya’s civil war to reimpose a…