Tanzania mourns as 20 killed in church stampede and 20 others died in ongoing rains

Popular preacher, Boniface Mwamposa DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania president John Magufuli mourned death of at least 20 people who died late Saturday following a stampede at an evangelical Christian church service in Moshi.The president said 20 others were also killed in ongoing rains in Lindi, according…

Nine illegal miners from Lesotho stoned to death by rivals in South Africa – Police

Thousands of illegal miners, known as “zama-zamas” – which means “those who try their luck” in Zulu – operate in South Africa JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine illegal miners from Lesotho were “stoned to death” in a Johannesburg suburb by a group of rival miners, police said, denouncing what…

US adds Nigeria, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan to Trump’s new travel ban

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Four African nations have been added to a new travel ban by United States president Donald Trump. Only Sudan is a Muslim-majority nation. The others are Eritrea, Nigeria and Tanzania. The quartet are joined by the Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan. During an engagement on the sidelines…

US bans Tanzanian official who launched anti-gay crackdown

Paul Makonda WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it banned from visiting the country a Tanzanian official who announced a crackdown on homosexuality in Dar es Salaam in 2018.The U.S. State Department said it was taking the action against Paul Makonda, administrative chief of the Tanzania capital,…

Somalia: Two bodyguards killed as Deputy District Commissioner survives IED attack in Mogadishu

2 persons were killed following the deadly explosion MOGADISHU, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An IED attack targeting government officials left two bodyguards dead and a deputy district commissioner in Mogadishu injured.The deputy DC for Abdinasir Hassan Ali was injured when the vehicle he was travelling in hit a landmine on…

Anti-coal protesters occupy disputed German coal mine

FRANKFURT, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Activists occupied Germany’s newest power plant on Sunday to protest against a law passed last week to end coal electricity generation, but which environmental groups argue is insufficient. Police said more than 100 protesters entered the site of the Datteln 4 coal-fired power plant in…

UNSC seat: Canada’s PM Trudeau to visit Africa next week, his office says

MONTREAL, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Africa Thursday, aiming to tighten relations as the country campaigns for a United Nations Security Council seat, his office said. Trudeau is to visit Ethiopia and Senegal, as well as Germany, before histrip ends on Feb 14. In…

Fourth death as protests grow in Chile

SANTIAGO, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man died of carbon monoxide poisoning after a supermarket was torched in Chile’s capital Friday, and another succumbed to injuries sustained in clashes with police, bringing the death toll in a new wave of unrest to four. Protests that flared up in October —…

Britain embarks on future outside EU with trade talks looming large

LONDON, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain began an uncertain future outside the European Union on Saturday, as it gears up for likely gruellingnegotiations on future relations with the EU after the historic end to almosthalf a century of membership. There was joy and sadness on Friday night as the EU’s…

Two dead as new wave of Chile protests break out

A demonstrator returns a tear gas canister fired by the security forces during a protest against Chile’s government in Valparaiso SANTIAGO, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A young man has died after being hit by a hijacked bus in Santiago, the second fatality in renewed unrest in the Chilean capital, police…