Nigeria: Jihadists kill 6 in attack on strategic garrison town

KANO (Nigeria), June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jihadists linked to the Daesh group killed six people Saturday in an assault on a strategic garrison town in restive northeast Nigeria, security sources said. Dozens of fighters believed to be from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction clashed with soldiers and…

Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed in attack in northern region

Established in 2013, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has some 13,000 troops BAMAKO, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Armed men have killed two UNpeacekeepers in a region of northwestern Mali wracked by jihadistviolence, the United Nations said. A logistical convoy of the UN peacekeeping mission travellingbetween the towns of Tessalit…

UNHCR Faces Funding Shortfall To Deal With Refugees In Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, June 14 (NNN-ENA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, its facing a critical funding gap to meet the needs of refugees in Ethiopia. A monthly fact sheet published by UNHCR said, it has only received 55.1 million U.S. dollars out of the total 298.5…

Turkey And Russia To Hold High-Level Meeting On Libya Today

ISTANBUL, June 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The foreign and defence ministers of Turkey and Russia will hold a summit in Istanbul today, to analyse the current situation of the civil war in Libya, where the two countries are supporting opposing sides. The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, and the head…

Nicolas Maduro’s Main Man, Alex Saab, Arrested In Africa

CAPE VERDE, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Colombian businessman, Alex Saab, accused of being a front man for Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, and of laundering millions of dollars, allegedly through the country’s exchange control system, was arrested in Cape Verde, according to media reports on Saturday.  Saab, 48, was on a…

Algerian President Supports Constitutional Amendments Allowing Army To Act Abroad

ALGIERS, June 14 (NNN-APS) – Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, advocated the draft constitution, allowing the armed forces to participate in missions outside the country. “It would be possible, according to the proposed amendments to the constitution, that our armed forces to act abroad, as part of peacekeeping missions of the…

Racism: African countries call for debate at UN rights council

GENEVA, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African countries called on the UNHuman Rights Council to urgently debate racism and police brutality amid the unrest in the US and beyond over George Floyd’s death. In a letter written on behalf of 54 African countries, Burkina Faso’sambassador to the UN in Geneva asked…

Iran’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 182,000; Turkey’s Tally Exceeds 175,000

CAIRO, June 13 (NNN-MENA) – Iran on Friday reported 2,369 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 182,545. Meanwhile, Turkey’s tally of confirmed cases reached 175,218. Iran, which re-emerged as the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East region, also reported 75 more deaths from the virus,…

Covid-19: Global death toll passes 425,000

PARIS, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIE) — The coronavirus pandemic has killed 425,000 people since it emerged in China late last year, according to a tally of official sources at 0130 GMT on Saturday. A total of 425,282 deaths have now been recorded from 7,632,517 cases. Europe has registered 186,843 deaths from…

Nigeria: Governors declare state of emergency after spike in rape, violence against women and children

ABUJA, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian governors have declared a state of emergency over rape and violence against women and children in the country. This follows a spike in cases of gender-based violence during the recent lockdown imposed in some states to limit the spread of coronavirus. In a statement,…
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