Burkina Faso set to bring back death penalty in new government bill

OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers has adopted a bill to restore the death penalty, targeting offenses such as treason, terrorism, and espionage, authorities said. “The adoption of this bill is part of reforms … to have a justice that responds to the deep aspirations of…

Morocco: Al Hoceima suspends classes as severe weather hits the region

AL HOCEIMA (Morocco), Dec 6 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Authorities in the northern Moroccan city of Al Hoceima have suspended all school activities as severe weather conditions continue to affect the region. The decision, announced on Thursday, applies to both public and private schools and aims to protect students, teachers and staff…

Tanzania lures Indian investor in city natural gas distribution

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 6 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE HCG Gas Ltd, an investment company based in India, has shown interest to invest in Tanzania’s City Gas Distribution and CNG project. Company’s representative, Rekha Sharma, has visited the country and on Thursday this week, held a meeting with Tanzania Petroleum Development…

Tanzania, DR Congo, UNHCR sign agreement to repatriate 86,256 refugees

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 6 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, and UNHCR have signed an agreement that outlines the plan for the repatriation of 86,256 refugees currently living in Tanzania. The Minister for Home Affairs, George Simbachawene, represented Tanzania in an occasion also attended by the Deputy Prime Minister…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN agency says Chornobyl nuclear plant’s protective shield damaged

VIENNA (Austria), Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function due to drone damage, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said, a strike Ukraine has attributed to Russia. The International Atomic…

WHO chief Tedros upbeat on missing piece of pandemic treaty

GENEVA, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization chief said that countries were in a strong position to finalise the vital missing piece of the pandemic treaty, which will determine how vaccines are shared. In April, WHO member states concluded a landmark Pandemic Agreement on tackling future health crises,…

UK unveils £12.4m programmes to support Nigeria’s economic reforms

Cynthia-Rowe, Director, British High Commission, Nigeria ABUJA, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Kingdom has launched two economic reform programmes worth £12.4m to support Nigeria’s macroeconomic stability, fiscal resilience, and private-sector growth.The initiatives – the Nigeria Economic Stability and Transformation (NEST) programme and the Nigeria Public Finance Facility (NPFF) –…

Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade

Namibia pioneered dehorning of rhinos to deal with their poaching SAMARKAND (Uzbekistan), Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibia’s proposals to lift the ban on the international trade in black and white rhino horns have been rejected at a key conservation meeting.The result of the voting at the Convention on International Trade…

Sudan’s Khartoum needs ‘urgent’ help due to severe food shortages – International Medical Teams Report

KHARTOUM, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ninety-seven percent of households in Sudan’s capital are facing food shortages, and the healthcare system has largely collapsed across the city, according to an assessment that reveals the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe gripping the war-torn country. The report, released this week by the humanitarian…

Tanzania: Pres Samia faces more pressure as US, EU mull funding cuts

Tanzanian Pres Samia Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Western missions, the United States, the United Nations (UN), and the European Union (EU) are formally demanding government action over the crisis stemming from the election-related protests in Tanzania.In a joint statement on Friday, the British and Canadian…