Germany: Police hunt gunmen after deadly shooting in Hanau city

The motive for the shootings remain unclear HANAU (Germany), Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least eight people were killed in two shooting incidents late on Wednesday in the German city of Hanau, police said.Police special units are chasing an unknown number of perpetrators, who fled the scene of the attack…

US Judge finds government in contempt for deporting migrant minors

Migrants in a detention centre at McAllen, Texas WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A federal judge has found the United States government in contempt after authorities deported five young immigrants who were seeking to remain in the country under a programme for abused and neglected immigrant children.Judge Nathanael Cousins issued…

Panama police seize ‘homemade’ semi-submersible boat carrying five tons of drugs; four Colombians arrested

PANAMA CITY, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Panama seized five tons of drugs on Wednesday that were transported aboard a semi-submersible boat in the northwest of the country, the National Aeronaval Service said. The police also arrested four Colombians aboard the “homemade device,” according to the service, which gave…

Nigeria: Boko Haram burn homes and school in north-eastern town

Nigeria’s military battling militants ABUJA, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militant group Boko Haram has torched several homes and a school during a raid on a town in north-eastern Nigeria, the army says.The insurgents were heavily armed, storming the town of Korongilum on Tuesday evening in a convoy of trucks mounted…

Locust outbreak reaches South Sudan – officials

JUBA, Feb 29 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South Sudan has the become the latest country to be hit by the worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years. Around 2,000 locusts were spotted inside the country, Agriculture Minister Onyoti Adigo told reporters. Authorities will try to control…

Zambia first lady weeps over ‘gas attacks’ on children

First Lady of Zambia Esther Lungu LUSAKA, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambia’s First Lady Esther Lungu broke down in tears and fell to her knees as she appealed for an end to a spate of mysterious gas attacks that have spread across the country. Police have been unable to catch…

Cameroon’s international partners call for investigation into Anglophone village massacre

YAOUNDE, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroon’s international partners including France and the United Nations have condemned last week’s killing of 23 villagers in a troubled English-speaking region. The incident on Friday took place in a region where armed separatists are campaigning for independence from the rest of Cameroon, which is…

US Sec of State Pompeo closes Africa tour with warning about China’s ’empty promises’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ADDIS ABABA, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday closed a three-nation Africa tour with a thinly-veiled swipe at China as he talked up Washington’s ability to stimulate growth and entrepreneurship on the continent.“Countries should be wary of authoritarian…

Despite trade wars, Pres Trump says US ‘open for business’

WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump saidthat he wants to avoid policies that make it difficult for other countries todo business with the United States — even as his administration has doneprecisely the opposite. Trump has imposed tariffs on billions of dollars in goods and launcheddisputes with most…

Brexit: Britain unveils points-based immigration plan

LONDON, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain unveils a newpoints-based immigration system that ends the free movement of people and prioritises those with high-skilled jobs. The scheme is meant to replace the one Britain followed as a member of theEuropean Union. Britain left the bloc after 47 years on Jan 31…