Sudan internet cuts complicate civil disobedience campaign against coup

People chant slogans during a protest in Khartoum KHARTOUM, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudanese pro-democracy groups launched two days of civil disobedience and strikes on Sunday in protest against last month’s military coup, though participation appeared to be limited by interruptions to internet and phone connections. In a sign of the…

UN envoy visits Tigray, pleads for humanitarian access

UN official visits Ethiopia’s Tigray, calls for aid access UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN undersecretary for humanitarian affairs visited Ethiopia’s Tigray region Sunday, pleading for greater access for aid to civilians amid escalating clashes between rebel…

Spurred by reopening, more migrants head for US-Mexico border

Migrants travel in a caravan heading to Mexico City, in Arriaga near the border with Oaxaca state, Mexico TIJUANA (Mexico), Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Emboldened by news that the United States and Mexico will reopen shared land-border crossings, hundreds of migrants have arrived at Mexican border cities like Tijuana, hoping…

Relief as more than 800 migrants disembark in Italy

TRAPANI (Italy), Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 800 migrants who were plucked to safety in the Mediterranean disembarked from a charity rescue vessel in Sicily on Sunday (Nov 7), with most set to be transferred to two waiting quarantine ships. Red Cross workers helped the migrants – some wrapped…

Twitter disables Trends in crisis-hit Ethiopia citing safety and security reasons

Twitter is a popular social media platform for Ethiopians at home and in the disapora ADDIS ABABA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Micro-blogging social media platform, Twitter announced that they were disabling trends for Ethiopia amid spreading insecurity in the country.The move is to combat the incidence of content that could…

Mexico: 19 dead, three injured in highway accident

  MEXICO CITY, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 19 people were killed and three injured in an accident on the highway that connects Mexico City with the central city of Puebla, authorities said.   The crash occurred when a cargo truck crashed into several vehicles at a toll booth…

Libya FM suspended days before international conference

  TRIPOLI, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s presidential council suspended Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush from her duties days before an international conference is to make a new push to restore stability to the war-battered nation.   The council opened an inquiry into alleged “administrative breaches” by Mangoush, spokeswoman Najla Weheba…

Algerian farmer’s olive oil wins global recognition

   AIN OUSSERA (Algeria), Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hakim Alileche left a successful career in graphic design and moved to the Algerian countryside to produce “magic potion” — organic olive oil that has won him internationalrecognition.   The 48-year-old says he chose the Ain Oussera plateau for its cheap land…

Soaring prices fuel anti-ECB sentiment in Germany

   FRANKFURT, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As inflation soars to its highest level in three decades in Germany, Simon and Lena Wendland, parents of newborn twins, say that their lives have become more uncertain.    Their power supplier has just announced it is doubling its electricity prices, while property prices…

Covid-19: Global economic losses from pandemic top up to $10 trillion – Russian Accounts Chamber

   MOSCOW, Nov 8 (NNN-TASS) — The losses of the world economy from the coronavirus pandemic total from $4 trillion to $10 trillion, Head of the Russian Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin said in a video address to participants of the third International municipal forum of BRICS states.    “According to…