Libyan trafficker’s family kill 30 migrants in revenge, says government, UN

Many migrants pass through Libya attempting to get to Europe TRIPOLI, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The family of a slain Libyan human trafficker attacked a group of migrants in a town that recently changed hands amid the fighting over the country’s capital, killing 26 Bangladeshi and four African migrants, the…

Gunmen kill dozens of Nigerians in broad daylight: Police

Gunmen often target people in Sokoto state ABUJA, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen have killed dozens of people and wounded many others in a series of attacks on several villages in Nigeria’s north-western state of Sokoto, according to police and residents. The authorities say, so far, 59 bodies have been…

Covid-19: Madagascar denies plan for anti-coronavirus injections

Madagascar now says there are no plans to inject artemisia in an effort to stop coronavirus ANTANANARIVO, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina appears to have made a U-turn regarding the much publicised purported coronavirus remedy he said his country had developed. Last month Rajoelina officially launched a…

Twenty-seven killed in central Mali ethnic attacks, officials say

BAMAKO, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed men on motorcycles killed 27 civilians in central Mali in three attacks on ethnic Dogon farming villages in less than 24 hours, officials said. Central Mali has been ravaged in recent years by ethnic reprisal killings, as recriminations between herding and farming communities over…

Ex-mayor in Rwanda sentenced to life for role in 1994 genocide

Ladislas Ntaganzwa handed life term for his role in the genocide in which more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and Hutus were killed KIGALI, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Rwandan court handed a life sentence to a former politician found guilty of orchestrating the killing of tens of thousands of people…

Uganda injects US$270 million into state-owned bank to boost industrialization

President Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says, the government has injected 1 trillion shillings (about US$270 million) into the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to boost industrialization. Museveni, according to a State House statement issued here, said the US$270 million is part of the US$491.5…

Covid-19: Police, worshipers clash causes casualties in Mozambique

MAPUTO, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person was killed and another five injured, when police officers tried to disperse worshipers gathering in a mosque in northern Mozambique, Radio Mozambique (RM) reported. The incident took place on Monday, when a group of police officers confronted worshipers who were gathering in a…

Covid-19: South Africa declares National Day of Prayer on May 31

President Cyril Ramaphosa PRETORIA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared May 31 as the National Day of Prayer to strengthen national unity in fighting COVID-19. “On this day, wherever we may be, I call upon you to turn your thoughts to all who have been affected…

UN concerned by US claims Russia sent jets to Libya

UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN said it was “following with great concern” claims that Russia recently sent fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for strongman Khalifa Haftar in the long-running conflict. On Tuesday, the US military command for Africa (Africom) accused Moscow of deploying…

Covid-19: Pandemic puts up to 86 million children at risk of poverty – UNICEF, NGO

UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic could push as many as 86 million more children into poverty by the end of 2020, a joint study by Save the Children and UNICEF showed. That would bring the total number of children affected by poverty…
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