Somalia: Forces kill 81 al-Shabaab militants in operations

MOGADISHU, April 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — Somali security forces killed 81 al-Shabaab terrorists during three days of operations conducted in central and southern regions of the country, official sources said. The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said in a statement issued in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that al-Shabaab leaders…

Paraguay: 9 Tons of marijuana seized in border area with Brazil

ASUNCION, April 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — Paraguayan anti-drug agents seized 9.1 tons of marijuana and destroyed a narcotics production center during an operation in a rural area of the town of San Luis, in the department of Amambay, near the Brazilian border. Secretaría Nacional Antidrogas (Senad) released the information after reporting…

Severe drought and famine in southern Africa leaves some 20 million facing hunger

HARARE, April 1 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil into a plastic bottle at a food aid distribution site deep in rural Zimbabwe. Her relief at the handout paid for by the U.S. government as her southern African…

Somalia parliament passes bill allowing President appoint PM

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud MOGADISHU, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia made significant changes to its constitution, granting the president the authority to appoint and dismiss the prime minister. This decision, approved by a substantial majority of parliament, follows intense debates within the federal assembly in Mogadishu. The amendments, proposed…

Rocket attack strikes Libyan prime minister’s residence, no casualties reported

Libya’s interim prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah TRIPOLI, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The residence of Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah was targeted with rocket-propelled grenades on Sunday in an attack that left no casualties. A minister confirmed in a message that the attack only caused some damage, without disclosing further details. Some citizens…

Displaced people returned to their homes after floods in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, April 1 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Authorities have ended the return of those displaced by the last rains and floods, in departments that are now back to normal. In Durazno the return operation ended and in Florida and San José stability is reported. At the national level, the number of…

Haiti: Ghost of scarcity haunts Port-au-Prince

Port-au-prince, April 1 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The ghost of shortages roams the streets of Port-au-Prince among bleeding or burned corpses, accompanied by the sound of automatic weapons, which remain unmuffled in the convulsed capital of Haiti. A brief walk with the utmost caution through the metropolitan area is enough to…

UN chief calls for global actions to combat waste crisis

UNITED NATIONS, April 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for worldwide efforts to tackle the waste crisis. In a video message for the International Day of Zero Waste, the UN chief highlighted the perilous state of the planet. “Our planet is drowning under a torrent of trash,” Guterres…

Malawi’s viral conjunctivitis outbreak surges to 13,400 cases

LILONGWE, April 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — Viral conjunctivitis continues to surge in Malawi, with over 13,400 confirmed cases since the first cases were reported in the northern border district of Karonga in mid-February. The outbreak has now spread to 26 out of the country’s 28 districts, according to health authorities. As…

Somalia receives 1.4 mln doses of oral cholera vaccine as cases surge

MOGADISHU, April 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — Somalia has received 1.4 million vials of the oral cholera vaccine worth 2.5 million U.S. dollars from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) amid alarm over the increasing number of reported cases in the country. The vaccines will be distributed to five hotspot districts across…