About 100 Malians killed in attack on Dogon village

Dogon villages often follow a traditional way of life BAMAKO, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 100 people were killed during an overnight attack on an ethnic Dogon village in central Mali, a local mayor said Monday. Fighting between Dogon hunters and Fulani herders has killed hundreds since January, including an…

Angola: Over USD 300 million needed for demining

LUANDA, June 11 (NNN-ANGOP) — Over USD 300 million are need by the National Inter-sectoral Commission for Demining (CNIDAH) to be able to clear about 174 kilometres of the Angolan territory of landmines by the year 2025. CNIDAH representative, Adriano Gonçalves, was speaking to reporters on the fringes of an…

US Africa Envoy To Visit Sudan Amid Crisis To Encourage Talks

WASHINGTON/KHARTOUM, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US’s top diplomat for Africa is going to Sudan this week amid unrest, the state department said. Tibor Nagy, the US assistant secretary for Africa, will “call for a cessation of attacks against civilians”. Workers have staged a national strike, which began on Sunday, to…

Peru declares state of health emergency in five regions due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome

LIMA, June 11 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Peruvian Government —through the Health Ministry (Minsa)— has declared a state of health emergency for 90 days in Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Junin, and Lima regions due to the unusual increase of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) cases. The measure will strengthen the conditions to guarantee…

Finance Ministry to promote Peru’s investment advantages in US

LIMA, June 11 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Executive Branch has authorized Peruvian Economy and Finance Minister Carlos Oliva’s visit to New York (U.S.) aimed at participating in coordination meetings with foreign investors on June 11-13. According to a Supreme Resolution —published in El Peruano official gazette— the high-ranking official will participate in the…

Canada to ban single-use plastics from 2021

MONTREAL, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced, declaring it a “global challenge” to phase out the plastic bags, straws and cutlery clogging the world’s oceans. “I am very pleased to announce that as early as 2021, Canada will ban harmful,…

Recommit to peace, US tells Kosovo, Serbia

WASHINGTON, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kosovo and Serbia must put aside extremist rhetoric and recommit to peace, the White House said, 20 years after the end of a NATO bombing campaign against a Serbian crackdown. The three-month NATO operation began in March 1999 and continued until Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic…

US Pres Trump renews Mexico tariff threat amid row over migration deal

MEXICO CITY, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump renewed his threat to impose tariffs on Mexico as controversy erupted over what exactly is in the countries’ new migration deal, which the Mexican government admitted would be reviewed in 45 days. Trump reignited the pressure three days after granting…

US: One dead as helicopter crash-lands on Manhattan building

NEW YORK, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A helicopter crash-landed on top of a high-rise in midtown Manhattan Monday, starting a fire and leaving one person dead as the entire building shook from the impact. Emergency services fanned out around the 54-story building on Seventh Avenue after what was described as…

Ecuador waging implacable fight against wildlife trafficking

PUYO (Ecuador), June 10 (NNN-EFE) — Ecuador, one of the world’s most mega-diverse countries, is waging a war on the illegal trafficking and capturing of wild animals, a long-term problem aggravated by the lack of measures to fight against the practice. The problem affects all wildlife – both flora and…