Libya’s east-based army launches airstrikes around capital

TRIPOLI, Nov 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s east-based army launched airstrikes on the forces of the rival UN-backed government in the cities of Sirte and Gharyan. “The air force launched an airstrike on a gathering of the militias (UN-backed government forces) inside the Abu-Moad camp in Gharyan. Another airstrike hit the…

US-China trade war ‘hurting both countries’: UN

GENEVA, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The ongoing trade war between the United States and China is harming both economies, the UN said, with a sharp drop in exports and higher prices for consumers. In a fresh report, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) examined the repercussions of bruising…

Spain re-issues international arrest warrants for Catalan separatists

MADRID, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s Supreme Court issued international arrest warrants for three former Catalan regional government officials who fled abroad after the failed independence bid of 2017, court documents showed. A similar arrest warrant was issued on Oct 14 for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, just hours after the…

Top militant leader killed in the Sahel: France

PARIS, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French forces killed a top leader of a powerful African militant group linked to al-Qaeda in Mali last month, France’s defence minister said. Moroccan Ali Maychou of the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) was “the second most-wanted terrorist in the Sahel, including by…

Liberia runs short of bank notes

Liberians protest over the short fall of bank notes MONROVIA, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Liberians are stuck in long queues at cash machines as many have run out of bank notes.Customers trying to get money at bank counters have also complained they can’t get Liberian dollars.The ministry of finance says…

Zimbabwe fires striking doctors

S HARARE, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of Zimbabwe has fired 77 doctors who have been taking part in a strike since September over pay.Last month a court ruled that the strike was illegal and ordered them back to work but they defied the ruling.Hundreds of doctors, who are…

Researchers use drones to pilot a new tool to fight Malaria

Drone pilot Khadijah Abdulla Ali flies a customized DJI Agras MG-1S drone in the fight against malaria CHEJU (Zanzibar), Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Scientists seeking a breakthrough in the fight against malaria have used drones to spray rice fields in Zanzibar – not with traditional pesticides but with a thin,…

Sudan discussing cash transfers to poor as part of food subsidies plan -prime minister

EL-FASHER (Sudan), Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan is discussing several scenarios such as cash transfers for poor people to accompany planned subsidies for food and other basic goods, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said. Shortages of bread, fuel and medicine coupled with hefty price rises brought people out in protest and…

Guinea: Two more killed in clashes between police and protesters

People carry coffins during the funeral after last street protests and unrest that resulted in nine deaths in Conakry, on Nov 4. CONAKRY, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed in Guinea, authorities said, as protesters and police clashed during a funeral procession for those killed in earlier protests…

South Africa’s PetroSA eyes Russia for $359 million farmout deal

CAPE TOWN, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s national oil company PetroSA and Russia’s state geological company Rosgeologia are in talks to finalize a $359 million farmout deal to give Russia its first foothold in a prospective oil and gas field offshore South Africa, three sources said. PetroSA is under…