Libya: Booby traps cause 130 casualties in southern Tripoli in 5 weeks – UN

Map of Libya TRIPOLI, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said that 130 Libyans were killed and injured by booby traps in the south of the capital Tripoli over the past five weeks. The 130 casualties, 75 civilians and 55 clearance operators, are all victims…

Covid-19: With no new patients, 74 facilities in Tanzania shut down – minister

A street vendor sells face masks and hand sanitizers in Dar es Salaam DAR ES SALAAM, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s health minister on Friday announced the government was shutting down 74 out of 85 designated COVID-19 facilities across the country for lack of patients. The ministry said in a…

Tanzania becomes a middle income country: World Bank

Tanzanian Shilling DAR ES SALAAM, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania is now officially a middle income country after the World Bank published a reviewed classification of world economies.The East African nation enters into that bracket of middle-income countries with a GNI per capita of between $1,006 and $3,955 – a…

Covid-19: Somalia resumes local flights

Somalia resumes local flights MOGADISHU, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s cabinet has approved the resumption of local flights from Sunday, with one daily passenger flight to and from regional states. Aviation Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Oomaar said that the airports were re-opening with precautionary measures. “The pandemic has not yet been…

Singer’s murder: Normalcy returning to Ethiopia capital, AU speaks, net still blocked

ADDIS ABABA, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four days since the murder of famed Oromo entertainer Hachalu Hundessa, normalcy is returning to the Ethiopian capital after the last few days of deadly protests, bomb blasts and deployment of the army to curb rising violence. Many businesses and offices in Addis Ababa…

Armed men kill 30 villagers in Mali attacks

 A Malian soldier inspects a village house destroyed in an inter-communal attack BAMAKO, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed men have killed at least 30 villagers in Mali in simultaneous attacks on several villages in the conflict-riven centre of the country, local officials said. The attacks took place on Wednesday in…

102 illegal immigrants rescued off western Libyan coast

TRIPOLI, July 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that the Libyan Coast Guard had rescued 102 illegal immigrants, including women and children, off the country’s western coast. “A group of 102 migrants, among them 12 women and 20 children, were returned to Libya by the coast…

Libya crisis: France suspends Nato mission role amid Turkey row

France is suspending its role in Operation Sea Guardian, saying Turkey does not “respect” the Libya embargo PARIS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France has temporarily pulled out of a Nato security operation amid a major row with Turkey. The defence ministry said France had suspended its role in Operation Sea Guardian,…

France voices concern about current tense situation in Libya

UN-backed GNA soldiers are celebrating after recapturing Tripoli airport TRIPOLI, July 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian expressed his country’s concern about the current tense situation in Libya, stressing importance of Libya’s security and stability. Le Drian made his remarks during a telephone call with Libya’s UN-backed prime…

Anti-racism protest: France to rename streets after African WW2 heroes

A French Algerian soldier guards captured German troops at Ste Marthe, southern France, August 1944 PARIS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s armed forces ministry has provided local authorities with a guide to 100 Africans who fought for France in World War Two, so that streets and squares may be named…
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