3.9 mln people in Mali need humanitarian help: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — A surge in inter-communal violence is worsening humanitarian conditions in Mali and 3.8 million people there need humanitarian assistance, spokesman for United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said. The number of people needing humanitarian assistance has increased by 22 percent since the beginning of…

Taliban delegation visits Russia after Trump says talks ‘dead’

MOSCOW, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taliban representatives have held discussions with Russian officials in Moscow, just days after US President Donald Trump declared months-long peace talks between Washington and the group “dead”. Taliban’s Qatar-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen confirmed the meeting in the Russian capital on Friday, saying the group’s delegation…

Five confirmed cholera deaths in Sudan since August 28

KHARTOUM, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — There have been five confirmed deaths from cholera in Sudan’s Blue Nile state since Aug 28, the health ministry said in a statement.The ministry reported 67 cases of cholera since that date, with 18 of them still receiving treatment in isolation rooms, it added in…

Kenya and Uganda sign pact to end cross-border conflicts

Speaking during the launch ceremony in Moroto town, President Kenyatta welcomed the agreement saying it will help spur development in the region which has for many years suffered unnecessary communal conflicts NAIROBI, Sept 14 (NNN-KBC) — President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni witnessed the signing of an…

Belarus to donate medicines to Venezuela

MINSK, Sept 14 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Belarus will donate medical supplies worth over $200,000 to Venezuela, in the face of the US blockade that hinders the purchase of medicines and starting materials to manufacture them in Caracas. On the list of medicines, there are 35 products worth Br442,013 (over $214,000…

Venezuela: Pres Maduro announces direct flights between Caracas and Moscow

CARACAS, Sept 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the opening of a direct Caracas-Moscow flight, as part of friendship and cooperation agreements entrenched today between the South American nation and Russia. During a public address, Maduro highlighted recently agreed alliances in different areas for bilateral collaboration, in…

South African president calls for joint sitting of Parliament to address gender-based violence

PRETORIA, Sept 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called for a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament to discuss measures to combat rising gender-based violence in the country. “We all have a responsibility to ensure that these events become a turning point in our fight to…

Twitter restores some blocked Cuban official accounts

HAVANA, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twitter has restored some of the accounts of Cuban state-run media, journalists and government officials it had blocked on Wednesday, although others like that of Communist Party leader Raul Castro remain suspended. Cuban officials have accused Twitter, a social media firm based in the United…

Ethiopia army arrests Daesh members recruiting, arming locals

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned about attempts by Somalia-based al-Shabaab to set up base in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Ethiopian army official says members of the Daesh group have been detained in the East African country.Berhanu Jula, deputy chief of Ethiopia’s military, told the state-owned Ethiopian News Agency that there is…

Mexico slams US Supreme Court order on asylum restrictions

Immigrants from Central America and Mexican citizens queue to cross into the US to apply for asylum MEXICO CITY, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said that Mexico’s government doesn’t agree with an “astonishing” US Supreme Court order that would block migrants from countries other than Mexico…