Rwandan Media Practitioners Pay Tribute To Journalists Killed In 1994’s Genocide

KIGALI, April 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Rwandan media practitioners paid homage to the journalists killed in the 1994’s genocide as part of a 100-day commemoration starting on April 7. In remembrance of the victims, about 300 journalists, social media influencers and families of fallen journalists walked 1.6 km from the Kigali Car Free Zone to the…

Violence triggers massive displacement in Burkina Faso: UN

UNITED NATIONS, April 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Armed attacks and insecurity in Burkina Faso have triggered a massive displacement of people, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Nearly 136,000 people have been uprooted from their homes, over half of them since the start of 2019. Around 11,000 people have also fled…

Relief funding for Cyclone Idai victims seriously lacking: UN

UNITED NATIONS , April 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — With well more than 1 million people affected by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa, relief funding is well below the target, a UN spokesman said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said Malawi, with 90,000 households reached with relief assistance, was running…

US proposes new tariffs on EU products over Airbus subsidies

A new Airbus A320neo aircraft is presented by the Spanish airline Vueling at Barcelona’s airport on Sept. 27, 2018. The Trump administration is preparing to slap tariffs on imports from Europe, citing subsidies of Airbus jets. Photo courtesy of Josep Lago/ WASHINGTON, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US threatened to…

US Sec of State Pompeo to visit Venezuela border on South America tour

WASHINGTON, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to the Venezuela border in Colombia to highlight the plight of refugees during a four-nation trip to Latin America, the State Department said. Pompeo will pay a brief visit on Sunday to the Colombian city of Cucuta…

US judge blocks Pres Trump policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico to wait out the processing of their cases, saying the Department of Homeland Security had overstepped its authority. The ruling by US District Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco…

On US-Mexico border, armed American militia vow to patrol until ‘wall is up’

SUNLAND PARK (United States), April 10, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – In the southeastern most pocket of the US state of New Mexico, with El Paso, Texas, to the east and Mexico a stone’s throw south, there is a small camp: a few tents and a weathered trailer. It is home to…

It’s Myanmar responsibility to make safe Rohingya repatriation: US Sec of State Pompeo

WASHINGTON, April 10 (NNN-BSS) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said it is Myanmar’s responsibility to take back its one million plus forciblydisplaced nationals from Bangladesh without any form of fear and persecution. “It is the responsibility of the Myanmar government and military to createconducive environment so that the…

Tunisia’s president rules out second term bid

TUNIS, April 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi announced that he will not run for a second term in presidential elections expected this year, despite his party’s calls for the 93-year-old to stand. Mass protests that toppled ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algeria have stirred the opposition in Tunisia, and social media campaigns…

Search for missing stepped up in southern Mexican state

ACAPULCO (Mexico), April 8 (NNN-EFE) — Relatives of the missing headed to Acapulco, a resort city in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, this weekend to provide DNA samples to investigators. The federal Attorney General’s Office said it would work with state prosecutors and the non-governmental organization Familias de Acapulco…