Call For Ramadan Truce In Libya Ignored: UN

UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) —Fighting continues on the outskirts of Tripoli despite the call for a Ramadan truce in Libya beginning on Monday, a UN spokesman said. “Unfortunately, the truce has so far not been observed and fighting continues on the outskirts of Tripoli,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.…

Private jet crashes in Mexico, 13 feared dead

TORREON (Mexico), May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The wreckage of a private jet that disappeared while flying from Las Vegas to Monterrey, in northern Mexico, was found Monday, with no sign that any of the 13 people on board survived, officials said. Air-traffic controllers said they lost contact with the Bombardier…

Opposition politician Katumbi returns to DR Congo on May 20 after 3-year exile

Moise Katumbi Chapwe, Opposition politician and former governor of Congo KINSHASA, May 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Opposition politician and former governor in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Moise Katumbi Chapwe has announced his date of return to the country after three years in exile.Katumbi’s political platform, Ensemble pour le Changement,…

Namibia declares national state of emergency over drought

WINDHOEK, May 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Namibian government has declared a national state of emergency with respect to a drought that has hit several areas in the southern African nation.A statement from the presidency attributed to the president Hage Geingob said: “the State of Emergency exists on account of the…

Meet the Ugandan mother who has given birth to 42 children

She has given birth 15 times to 42 children, 38 of whom have survived KAMPALA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Abused, sold into marriage at 12 years old, and now a single mother of 42 children. This is Mariam Nabatanzi’s story, the 39-year-old woman who has caused a stir online with…

Ghana, Burkina open bids for railway project

ACCRA, May 7 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana and Burkina Faso have officially opened bidding for the Accra-Ouagadougou Railway Inter-connectivity Project.Burkina Faso’s Ambassador to Ghana, Pingrenoma Zagre and Ghana’s Railway Development Minister, Joe Ghartey, witnessed the opening of the process on Monday in Accra.It would be recalled that following the publication of…

Ghana foiled attempt to establish breakaway Western Togoland

ACCRA, May 7 (NNN-GNA) — The Ghana Police Service arrested the Chairman of the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), Papavi Hogbedetor and his accomplices championing the independence of the Volta Region. According to a statement, police has gathered sufficient evidence from the group it was readying itself for the declaration…

US hands Chicago bomb plotter 16-year prison sentence

CHICAGO, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US judge sentenced a 25-year-old who was arrested as a teenager for an attempted car bombing in Chicago to 16 years in prison. Adel Daoud was 18 years old when he was arrested in 2012 for attempting to engage in “violent jihad” by blowing…

Spain: Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont allowed to run for EU polls

MADRID, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Catalonia’s former president CarlesPuigdemont, who fled Spain in 2017 after a secession attempt, can contest EU polls this month, a Madrid court said, overturning a decision by theelectoral board. A court spokesman said Puigdemont would be able to run, as would ToniComin and Clara Ponsati,…

Russia: Pilot says lightning caused deadly airplane crash landing

MOSCOW, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The pilot of a Russian passenger plane that erupted in a ball of fire on the runway of Moscow’s busiest airport, killing 41 people, said lightning led to the emergency landing. Investigators were on Monday working to understand the causes of the blaze after the…