Burundi: Over 6,000 bodies found in mass graves

A Burundian worker extracts the skull of an unidentified person from a mass grave in the Bukirasazi hill in Karusi Province BUJUMBURA, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has found more than 6,000 bodies in six mass graves in Karusi Province, the largest finding since the government…

Nigerian immigrants to Canada tripled since 2015

OTTAWA, Feb 17 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — For the fifth year in a row, more Nigerians emigrated to Canada than the year before as data published by the Canadian government shows the number of Nigerians issued permanent resident permits has tripled since 2015. It is a growth rate that outstrips some of…

Deaths from dengue fever in Paraguay spike to 16 under strained health system

ASUNCION, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Paraguay health officials said that deaths from dengue fever increased to 16 in the South American country’s worst outbreak of the disease in the last decade, severely straining its health system. There are also 89 deaths under review to determine if they were caused by…

Mexico women protest after gruesome killing of Ingrid Escamilla

Demonstrators throwing paint at the door of the National Palace during the protest. MEXICO CITY, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of activists flocked to Mexico’s presidential palace on Friday to protest against violence against women, chanting “not one murder more” and splashing one of its large, ornate doors with blood-red…

Libyans fatigued by worsening crisis – Red Cross chief

GENEVA/TRIPOLI, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Paul Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warns that the situation in Libya could lead to many civilians fleeing their country, if things continue to escalate. On Thursday, fighting continued in Libya’s capital Tripoli, a day after the UN Security…

Venezuela’s PDVSA steps up fuel shipments to Cuba as shortages bite

MEXICO CITY/HAVANA, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s state energy firm PDVSA has been shipping more oil this month to close ally Cuba, as tighter U.S. sanctions have worsened fuel shortages on the Caribbean island. Six vessels, most of them owned by PDVSA’s maritime arm, have exported an average of 173,000…

US renews pressure on China to join nuclear talks

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States renewed pressure on China to join nuclear arms control talks with Washington and Moscow, seeking to overcome Beijing’s long-standing opposition to entering such a dialogue. “China has long said it will never enter into an arms race and does not seek numeric…

US bans Sri Lanka army chief over war crimes

A UN report says General Shavendra Silva played a major role in orchestrating atrocities against Tamil Tiger rebels WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it would refuse entry to Sri Lanka’s army chief over what it called credible evidence of human rights violations in the 2009 finale to…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump thanks Cambodia over ship in rare message to China-ally

Passengers wave their hands onboard MS Westerdam as it docks in Sihanoukville WASHINGTON/SIHANOUKVILLE (Cambodia), Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has thanked Cambodia for taking in the castaway cruise ship MS Westerdam in a rare message to a country that is one of China’s closest allies and has often…

Germany busts ‘terrorist organisation’ that planned attacks on Muslims, refugees

BERLIN, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German police detained 12 men, including one of its own officers, on Friday suspected of setting up a far-right organisation with the goal of carrying out attacks against politicians, asylum seekers and Muslims, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office (GBA) said. The arrests followed raids, some by…