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,…

Covid-19: South Africa police minister wants alcohol ban reinstated as crime cases rises

Alcohol sale was allowed from Monday to Thursday PRETORIA, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele has attributed rising crime in the country to the partial lifting of alcohol sales.Cele said he hoped the National Coronavirus Command Council would discuss the matter and “do the right thing”.Alcohol-fuelled violence is…

Poachers kill famous mountain gorilla in Uganda as 1,790 poaching suspects arrested in Namibia

Rafiki was the oldest to ever be habituated in the country KAMPALA/WINDHOEK, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four men are in police custody in Uganda suspected to have killed a well-known silverback mountain gorilla in the south-western Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Rafiki was the head of a 17-member group, the oldest…

UN decries reported mass graves found in Libya town after east-based LNA retreat

A member of security forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government TRIPOLI, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations mission in Libya said it was horrified by the reported discovery of mass graves in the town of Tarhouna after the internationally recognised government recaptured it from eastern-based forces.“International law requires…

Racism: Kenya celebrates removal of Britain’s Queen Victoria statue

NAIROBI, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The removal of a prominent reminder of Kenya’s British colonization is being celebrated – five years later. The statue of Britain’s Queen Victoria outlasted several of statues from before Kenya’s independence from Britain in 1963. It was beheaded and thrown into a nearby bush in…

Egypt Registers Single-Day Record Of 1,577 New COVID-19 Infections

CAIRO, June 13 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt witnessed yesterday, a record of 1,577 single-day new COVID-19 cases, raising the total infections in the country, since mid-Feb to 41,303, said a Health Ministry spokesman. Egypt also confirmed 45 new coronavirus-related deaths, taking the death toll from the disease to 1,422, said Khaled…
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