Sudan: Darfur war crimes suspect in ICC custody

Conflict between rebels and pro-government militias began in 2003 KHARTOUM, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A leader of Sudan’s Janjaweed militia, which fought a war in the western Darfur region in early 2000, is in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC).The ICC said Ali Kushayb surrendered voluntarily in the…

Covid-19: Hundreds injured in stampede for health worker jobs in Malawi

LILONGWE, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The health authorities in Malawi’s northern city of Mzuzu say 158 people have received treatment for various injuries they suffered following a stampede that ensued when thousands of mostly young people reported for government job interviews. The health ministry announced that it was hiring hundreds…

DR Congo: 18 drowned when two boats travelling illegally at night capsized in lake accidents

Fishermen working on the Lake Kivu in Goma KINSHASA, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighteen people drowned when two boats capsized in separate incidents in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials said. The accidents happened overnight on Sunday in Lake Albert, which is shared by the DRC and Uganda,…

Covid-19: Cases in Africa now surpass 200,000 – CDC

ABUJA, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa has now confirmed over 200,000 coronavirus cases across all 54 countries, according to latest statistics from the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention.The continent has however recorded relatively low deaths with toll now at over 5,500 deaths.Africa has however recorded a significant number…

Covid-19: Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed’s term extended because of coronavirus

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament has agreed to extend the prime minster and government’s term in office beyond October because elections have been delayed.Polls were due to be held in August – the first since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came…

Burundi begins official mourning for outgoing President Nkurunziza, who died of heart attack

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Russia to Burundi Valery Mikhaylov signs the condolences book BUJUMBURA, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi began an official period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of his death from a heart attack aged 55 shocked the impoverished…

Militant attack leaves 59 dead in northeast Nigeria

KANO (Nigeria), June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militants killed 59 people during an attack on a village in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, a local official said. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the village of Gubio in Borno state, leaving 59 locals dead, said local militia chief…

Covid-19: Patients most infectious as they first feel unwell, says WHO experts

GENEVA, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It is when people with the novel coronavirus first begin to feel unwell that they are most infectious, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said. “It appears from very limited information we have right now that people have more virus in their body at or around…

US and Russia to resume nuclear talks, but China casts cloud

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump MOSCOW/WASHINGTON/BEIJING, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Russia called on the United States to make a “positive” proposal as the powers open talks on a major disarmament treaty, warning that US insistence on including China could scuttle efforts. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov will…

Covid-19: Germany, France urge EU to prepare for next pandemic

BRUSSELS, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France, Germany and four other EU countries urged the European Union to take a greater role in preparing for any future pandemic, conceding that coronavirus responses had fallen short. There should be a “common European approach” to such challenges in future, wrote France’s Emmanuel Macron…