Foreign powers in Libya risk ever bloodier stalemate

TRIPOLI, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As Turkish drones helped drive eastern Libyan forces back from Tripoli this month, Russia was said to be reinforcing them with warplanes, raising the stakes in a stalemated civil war that has partitioned the country. Recent weeks have marked a turning point in a complex…

Turkey says may begin oil exploration under Libya deal in three-four months

ANKARA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey may begin oil exploration in the eastern Mediterranean within three or four months under a deal it signed with Libya that was condemned by others in the region including Greece, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said. Libya’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) signed the…

Lesotho court revokes ex-first lady’s bail, charged with murder

Maesaiah Thabane MASERU, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lesotho’s Court of Appeal has revoked the bail granted in February to Maesaiah Thabane, the wife of Thomas Thabane who resigned as prime minister last week.“As soon as we get the written judgement… we will arrest her,” deputy police commissioner Paseka Mokete said.…

UN outrage over kidnapping and killing of 7 Somali medics, 1 civilian

A commission is to be set up to investigate the killings MOGADISHU, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations office in Somalia has described the abduction and killing of seven health workers and a civilian as an outrage. The kidnapping on Wednesday happened hours after an explosion targeted a Somali…

Africa Union chief condemns Minneapolis ‘murder’ of African-American

Video of the incident in Minneapolis was posted on social media ADDIS ABABA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, has condemned the killing of a unarmed black man in the US city of Minneapolis, calling it “murder”.George Floyd, 46, died in…

Covid-19: First two UN peacekeepers die of coronavirus

File photo UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two UN peacekeepers in Mali have died from the coronavirus, officials said. Out of the some 100,000 UN troops deployed on about 15 different missions around the world, these two are the first whose deaths were directly linked to the pandemic. “Unfortunately,…

Fire sweeps through crowded Cameroonian prison; 3 inmates, 2 firemen injured

DOUALA (Cameroon), May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire tore through an overcrowded maximum security prison in Cameroon’s port city of Douala on Thursday leading to the hospitalisation of three prisoners with serious burns, a local fire chief said. Firefighters backed up by police were able to contain the blaze and…

Covid-19: Sudan says 3 jailed members of ousted Bashir regime have coronavirus

Members of South Sudanese Ministry of Health’s Rapid Response Team take a sample from a man KHARTOUM, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least three jailed senior members of the toppled regime of former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir have the coronavirus, the country’s public prosecution service said. The Arab African country,…

Covid-19: 50 world leaders call for post-pandemic cooperation

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Worldleaders called for resilience and cooperation after thepandemic recedes, during a UN video conference in which the UnitedStates, China and Russia did not participate. About 50 leaders took part in the event on development financing,with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte saying in a recordedmessage…

Covid-19: Hundreds escape from virus quarantine in Malawi

BLANTYRE (Malawi), May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 400 people have escaped from a coronavirus quarantine centre in Malawi’s second-largest city, Blantyre, after complaining about its poor state. Local media has reported that the escapees were quarantined on arrival from South Africa and were yet to be tested for Coronavirus. They had…
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