Egypt warns of ‘direct intervention’ in Libya after ally east-based LNA suffers setback

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi CAIRO, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egypt’s president warned that advances by Turkey-backed Libyan forces on the Libyan city of Sirte could prompt an Egyptian military intervention in the neighbouring country in support of Cairo’s ally Khalifa Haftar. Meanwhile, Ankara has urged forces led by the…

Burundi’s new president vows to unite nation isolated over rights abuses

Evariste Ndayishimiye at his inauguration ceremony as Burundi’s new president GITEGA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi’s new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, promised to unite a country that has been cut off by aid donors due to rampant human rights abuses, after he was sworn in early following the sudden death of…

DRC President’s Chief of Staff Vital Kamerhe guilty of corruption; sentenced to 20 years imprisonment

KINSHASA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has found President Felix Tshisekedi’s chief of staff guilty of corruption. Vital Kamerhe was sentenced to 20 years’ hard labour on Saturday, after facing charges of embezzling almost $50m of public funds. The judge presiding over the case was murdered…

Covid-19: Pandemic accelerating with Americas worst, warns WHO

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Chief of World Health Organization(WHO) GENEVA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, with Thursday’s 150,000 new cases the highest in a single day, and nearly half of them in the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.“The world is in a new and dangerous…

Ugandan govt selects avocado as high value export crop

‘The global demand for avocado is estimated at 28 million metric tonnes annually’ KAMPALA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ugandan government has selected avocado as one of the high economic potential crops beside coffee that will be promoted and grown throughout the country for export purposes. This was revealed during…

Covid-19: Coup plot rumours as security forces seal major Zimbabwean towns enforcing lockdown

Members of the Zimbabwe Army patrolling a city HARARE, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s security forces sealed the country’s major cities without notice amid claims of plots to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. Armed soldiers and police set up checkpoints on major roads in Harare, Bulawayo and Kwekwe. Government buses…

Nigeria’s president rebukes security chiefs over worsening violence

Buhari Mohammed, Nigeria’s President ABUJA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s president criticised his heads of security for their handling of attacks across the north of the country and said more needs to be done to resolve the problem, the national security adviser said. The comments attributed to Muhammadu Buhari are…

Sea of protesters demand Mali president steps down

The group is calling for political and economic reform in Mali BAMAKO, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people have once again gathered in Bamako’s Independence square for the latest in a series of protests called by the influential and radical Imam, Mahmoud Dicko.They are calling for President…

Covid-19: Zimbabwe health minister arrested over supplies scandal

HARARE, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s health minister Obadiah Moyo was arrested for alleged corruption related to the supply of medical materials to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the anti-graft agency said. He was being held at a Harare police station. “I can confirm that the minister of health and child…

UN condemns systemic racism – without naming US

GENEVA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s top human rights body condemned discriminatory police brutality and demanded a report on “systemic racism”, but rights groups accused Washington of wielding pressure to strip out any mention of the United States in the resolution. The UN Human Rights Council’s 47 members approved…
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