Lesotho collaborates with South Africa to combat human trafficking

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — As human trafficking incidents between Lesotho and South Africa increase, Lesotho’s Home Affairs Minister Motlalentoa Letsosa said collaboration between the two countries could be crucial in combating the scourge. “People working at the border as the police and transport people, those are critical partners. If…

South Sudan’s political elite plundering public coffers, says UN report

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Massive plundering of South Sudan’s public coffers is undermining human rights in the world’s youngest nation and threatening its already fragile peace process, according to a UNHCR report.Since independence a decade ago, South Sudan has struggled to emerge from five years of civil war…

South African airways returns to the skies after one year of inactivity

The airline hasn’t operated any commercial flights since the beginning of the pandemic JOHANNESBURG, Sept 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South African Airways resumed operations on Thursday Sept 23 after a year of inactivity and almost 18 months without a commercial flight.The carrier will initially offer flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town,…

Rwanda wins bid to host the 2025 World Cycling Championships

KIGALI, Sept 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The 2025 world road cycling championships will be held in Rwanda, a first in Africa, the Rwandan cycling federation announced.The International Cycling Union (UCI) congress, which is being held Friday in Leuven (Belgium), must ratify the decision before it becomes official, the international federation said.Two…

Thousands denounce France at pro-army rally in Mali

BAMAKO, Sept 24 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Thousands of people demonstrated in Mali’s capital backing the nation’s military rulers and protesting perceived foreign meddling in the Sahel state.The protest comes as military strongman Colonel Assimi Goita faces growing pressure from European powers to renounce a possible deal with Russian private-security firm Wagner.Former…

Covid-19: Pres Biden says US donating ‘historic’ extra 500 million vaccines

   WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden addressed a Covid-19 summit of world leaders with a promise to donate a “historic” extra 500 million vaccines to countries struggling to overcome the pandemic.    “This is an all-hands-on-deck crisis,” Biden said. “America will become the arsenal for vaccines…

Malaysian Man Sentenced To 15 Years’ Jail For Assisting Al-Shabaab Terrorist Group

By R. Ravichandran KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (NNN-Bernama) — A Malaysian man known as Ahmad Mustakim Abdul Hamid has been sentenced to 15 years of jail by a Somali military court in Mogadishu for assisting the Al-Shabaab terrorist group in the Horn of Africa country. The Press Attaché of Somalia’s…

US urges greater ambition as UN Security Council tackles climate

    UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged all countries to raise climate ambitions as the UN Security Council took up the environmental crisis, warning that it is aggravating conflicts.    Blinken pointed to record rains in New York that contributed to dozens of…

Covid-19: Africa’s cases near 8.18 mln – Africa CDC

 ADDIS ABABA, Sept 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,177,919 as of Wednesday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.   The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic…

Algeria closes airspace to Moroccan planes

ALGIERS, Sept 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Algerian presidency said the country has closed its airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft amid an escalating diplomatic row, the official APS news agency reported. The decision was made after Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune chaired a meeting of the High Security Council…
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