Ivory Coast army says 12 soldiers killed and seven wounded in cross-border attack

Ivory Coast soldiers ABIDJAN, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 12 Ivorian soldiers were killed and other seven wounded in an attack at a northern border post near Burkina Faso early on Thursday, a senior officer at the Ivorian army chief of staff office said. Two other gendarmes are reported missing,…

Burundi cabinet meets on way forward after president’s sudden death

Burundi is mourning the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza who died on Monday BUJUMBURA, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi convened an extraordinary cabinet meeting Thursday to discuss a way forward after the sudden death of long-serving ruler Pierre Nkurunziza left many anxious over the future of the troubled country.Nkurunziza, who…

Uganda receives Chinese pesticides to fight locusts

A man attempts to fend-off a swarm of desert locusts KAMPALA, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Uganda’s Agriculture ministry has received donations of 20 tons of pesticides, sprayers and protective gear from the Chinese government to help in fighting locusts. Uganda had asked the government of the People’s Republic of China for…

Three Cameroonian soldiers ‘charged with murder’ in Anglo speaking conflict zone

YAOUNDE, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three Cameroonian soldiers have been charged with murder over killings in the country’s restive North-West region in February.After the authorities initially denied army involvement in the killing of 13 civilians, including 10 children, in Ntumbo, the presidency admitted in April that three soldiers along with…

Lesotho ex-PM ‘paid hit-men to kill former wife’: Police

Former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane MASERU, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In a damning court affidavit, the police in Lesotho say they have evidence that former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his current wife Maesaiah Thabane paid assassins to kill Thabane’s estranged wife in 2017.Lipolelo Thabane was shot dead on the…

Covid-19: Africa’s ‘hotspots’ in South Africa, Algeria, Cameroon – WHO

A South African student is screened as schools begin to reopen after COVID-19 lockdown in Langa, Cape Town GENEVA, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa will have a “steady increase” in COVID-19 cases until a vaccine is developed and strong public health measures are needed in current “hotspots” in South Africa, Algeria and…

Mass graves found in Libyan city outside capital: Interior minister

TRIPOLI, June 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Dozens of mass graves have been found in the Libyan city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of Tripoli, Interior Minister of the UN-backed government of Libya Fathi Bashagha said. “We discovered many terrible crimes committed by the militias that controlled the city of Tarhuna.…

US urges Libya ceasefire as landmines kill 7 in capital

TRIPOLI, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US called for a ceasefire in Libya and urged warring parties to protect its oil sector Wednesday as the unity government said landmines had killed at least seven people in the capital. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s call came as the UN said it…

Update: Nigeria militant attack toll rises to 81

KANO (Nigeria), June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The death toll from an attack by militants linked to the Daesh on a village in northeast Nigeria rose to 81, officials said. Fighters believed to be from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction shot and ran over residents with vehicles in…

Children among nine killed in latest DR Congo massacre

BUNIA (DR Congo), June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine civilians, five of them children, were killed late Tuesday in the eastern DR Congo province of Ituri, where some 1,000 civilians have been massacred since late 2017, local sources said. The killing was the latest attributed to an ethnic militia called CODECO,…
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