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…

France probes mystery drone flight over nuclear sub base

BREST (France), Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French military used jammers as several suspected drones flew over a closely guarded base housing nuclear ballistic submarines, prosecutors said. It was the latest in a series of mysterious drone flights over airports and sensitive military and industrial sites across Europe. Three-and-a-half years…

Greece: Storm disrupts transport, schools in Athens

ATHENS, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Schools in Athens were shut on Friday as a storm front lashed the Greek capital and other parts of the country, flooding roads and disrupting transport. Fire department unionist Costas Tsigas said the hardest-hit zone, the western side of the greater Athens area, had received…

India, Russia Inked Pacts In Several Fields

NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (NNN-PTI) – India and Russia, yesterday, inked several agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in such fields as migration and mobility, health and food safety, maritime cooperation, and commerce. The bilateral agreements were signed here in the presence of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and Russian…

Ousted Madagascar president must face justice, says new leader

ANTANANARIVO, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Madagascar’s new ruler told France 24 Friday that he wanted ex-president Andry Rajoelina to stand trial for “crimes” including the shooting of demonstrators in unrest that led him to flee in October. Colonel Michael Randrianirina also said in an exclusive interview with the French broadcaster…

Russia slams EU frozen assets plan for Ukraine

BERLIN, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A European Union plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s fight against Russia would have “far-reaching consequences” for the EU, Moscow’s ambassador to Germany warned on Friday. His statement came as EU leaders seek more ways to keep Ukraine afloat as it faces…

Libya steps up deportations of Sub-Saharan African migrants

TRIPOLI, Dec 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Libyan authorities have announced a major ramp-up in deporting irregular migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, back to their home countries. The move comes as European nations step up efforts to stop migrant arrivals. With Italy just 300 kilometres away, Libya remains a main departure point…

UN sounds alarm on landmine deaths amid funding cuts for demining

GENEVA, Dec 5 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The United Nations has sounded the alarm as landmine deaths rise amid funding cuts to demining programmes. International experts meeting in Geneva say the legacy of conflicts old and new continues to kill and maim civilians on a near-daily basis. The UN Mine Action Programme…

Tanzania lures Turkish investment at Vision 25 Conference

INSTANBUL (Turkiye), Dec 5 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA continues to deepen its business and investment ties with the government of Turkey, as the Vision 25 Connectivity Conference affirms it. The coference was organized by the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association in Turkey (MÜSIAD). At the conference, Tanzania’s Ambassador to Turkey, Iddi Seif Bakari…
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