Somalia silent on US Pres Trump saying there was ‘anarchy’ there

President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmaajo’ MOGADISHU/WASHINGTON, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s ministry of foreign affairs office said that they had no comment to make in response to US President Donald Trump’s criticism of the country during a campaign rally on Saturday night. While bashing Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born…

South Africa’s former president de Klerk withdraws from racism talk in the US

The De Klerk Foundation said he did not want to embarrass himself or his hosts JOHANNESBURG, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s former President FW de Klerk has withdrawn from a US seminar where he was to speak on the rule of law, racism and minority rights. His foundation said…

US: Pres Trump campaign seeks to reset after flubbed rally

WASHINGTON, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign hit out at protesters and the media as it scrambled to reset after a disappointing relaunch at a rally beset by missteps. The event in Tulsa, Oklahoma was marred by empty seats, coronavirus infections within the campaign and a…

US Pres Trump says would consider meeting Venezuela’s Maduro: interview

WASHINGTON, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has said he would consider meeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and indicated that he is not entirely confident in the country’s opposition leader, according to an interview published Sunday. A power struggle has been raging in Venezuela since Juan Guaido declared…

Covid-19: Pandemic still accelerating, says WHO chief

GENEVA, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, the World Health Organization’s director-general told an online conference. “The pandemic is still accelerating,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the virtual health forum organised by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.…

Pres Putin to host Russia WWII parade amid Covid-19 pandemic

MOSCOW, June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Russian troops will march in Moscow on Wednesday as President Vladimir Putin brushes off virus fears to host a World War II commemoration ahead of a crucial vote on his rule. The military display in Red Square to mark 75 years since the…

Cattle thieves kill 10 vigilantes in Nigeria: police

KANO (Nigeria), June 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen believed to be cattle thieves have shot dead 10 vigilantes in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, police said, in the latest violence to hit the restive region. But local residents said 21 people were killed and 16 were seriously injured in the attack on…

Libya unity govt says Egypt threat ‘declaration of war’

A man waves a Libyan flag as people walk on protest signs showing “X” marks on the faces of French President Emmanuel Macron, Egyptian President Abdelfattah el-Sisi, and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during a demonstration in the Martyrs’ Square in the centre of the…

Nine die from gastrointestinal disease outbreak in Zimbabwe, 1,000 infected

HARARE, June 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nine people in Zimbabwe’s second largest city Bulawayo have died from a gastrointestinal disease outbreak, while about a thousand have been infected with the water-borne disease. The local authority said in a statement that one of the possible causes of the outbreak was water contamination…

ECOWAS urges Mali to re-run disputed elections amid mass protests

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Friday BAMAKO, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — West African regional bloc ECOWAS called on Mali to re-run some of its contested local elections and convene a government of national unity after anti-government protests swept the capital Bamako. Tens of thousands of…