US will send Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala: DHS

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will send some Mexicans seeking asylum to Guatemala, concluding a controversial migration deal with Washington, the US Department of Homeland Security said. “Certain Mexicans seeking humanitarian protections in the United States may now be eligible to be transferred to Guatemala and given…

Ethiopia amends controversial anti-terrorism law that banned protests

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, Jan 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Ethiopian parliament has approved amendments to the country’s controversial anti-terrorist legislation. The new version has more concise language as opposed to the old one whose wording was criticised as vague by activists and human rights organisations. Prior to April…

Turkey deploys troops to Libya

The deployment of Turkish troops has been welcomed by supporters of GNA ANKARA, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said troops have begun moving into Libya to ensure stability for the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli.The military deployment was approved last week by…

Angola: Five killed in landmine blast

LUANDA, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five people were killed in Angola after a vehicle drove over a landmine in the northeast, the government said. More than one million landmines were planted during Angola’s 27-year war, which started after the southwest African country’s independence from Portugal in 1975. After…

Indian embassy in Zimbabwe catches fire

The fire was stopped before causing much damage HARARE, Jan 7 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The Indian embassy in Harare Monday caught fire with the ambassador to the Asian country later saying the situation was under control. Visual images of the structure show black smoke billowing from the property. But Indian ambassador…

Libya conflict: Rebel forces ‘seize strategic city Sirte’

The self-styled Libyan National Army TRIPOLI, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rebel forces in Libya say they have taken control of the coastal city of Sirte, in what would be a key strategic gain.Sirte has been controlled by forces aligned with Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) since Daesh militants…

Nigerian police on heightened alert after US killing of Iranian commander

ABUJA, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian police have been placed on a heightened state of alert after the US killing of a top Iranian military commander in Iraq sparked fears of public disturbances in the West African country, the police said. Qassem Soleimani was killed on Friday in a US…

Kenya police arrests 3 men attempting to breach British army camp

file photo NAIROBI, Jan 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Kenyan police say they have arrested three men who tried to force their way into a British Army training camp on the same day that al-Shabaab extremists attacked a military base and killed three U.S. military personnel.The internal police report says the three…

Burkina Faso: More than a dozen killed in bus attack

Burkina Faso has lost its reputation as a pocket of relative calm in the Sahel region OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 14 people, including seven children, have been killed when a bus carrying students ran over an improvised explosive device in northern Burkina Faso, according to the government.It…

Troops deployed across fire-hit Australia after horror weekend

SYDNEY, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Reserve troops were deployed tofire-ravaged regions across three Australian states on Monday after a torridweekend that turned swathes of land into smouldering, blackened hellscapes. The bushfires have now destroyed an area the size of Ireland, according toofficial figures, and authorities warned the months-long crisis is…