Armed groups killing, recruiting more children in Niger: Amnesty

  NIAMEY, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Increasing numbers of children are being killed or targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts raging at Niger’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso, Amnesty International said in areport published Monday.   “In Niger’s Tillaberi region, an entire generation is growing up surrounded…

Hundreds protest Brazil’s Bolsonaro after week of tension

  RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several hundred Brazilians protested against President Jair Bolsonaro and demanded his impeachment in demonstrations called by conservative groups, days after a massivemobilization supporting the country’s embattled far-right leader.   The street protests in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte, among…

US First Lady Jill Biden, Prince Harry to host event for wounded US soldiers

  WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US First Lady Jill Biden will host a virtual event along with Britain’s Prince Harry for athletes involved in the Warrior Games, an event for wounded US military veterans, the White House said.    The US Department of Defense Warrior Games, first held in…

One dead in SE France helicopter crash

PARIS, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person was killed after a civil security helicopter crashed on Sunday afternoon near the town of Villard-de-Lans in Isere, southeast France, said Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. “I extend my condolences to the family and colleagues of the civil protection mechanic who died in a…

4 dead as passenger plane crashes in Russia

MOSCOW, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three passengers and one pilot were killed when a small commercial aircraft made an emergency landing in a remote forested area in Russia’s Siberian Irkutsk region. Officials said there were 14 passengers and two crew members aboard the L-410 aircraft when it crashed on Sunday…

Texas under hurricane watch ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas

HOUSTON (Texas, US), Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Parts of the Texas coast are under a hurricane watch as Tropical Storm Nicholas is forecast to gain in strength, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is forecast to gain peak sustained winds of 65 mph Monday into Monday night, with the…

Zimbabwe: Mixed reactions greet court ruling permitting exhumation of Mugabe remains

The casket of Mugabe being carried to his current place of burial HARARE, Sept 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Mixed reactions are greeting a Zimbabwe court ruling that sided with traditional chiefs seeking to exhume the remains of ex-president Robert Mugabe from his home village and move them to the capital, going…

Covid-19: Tanzania to kick off second vaccination campaign after immunisation of 345,000

The government targeting 11 million Tanzanians or 20% of the population DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania has vaccinated 345,000 people which is 34 percent of the vaccine that was received over one month ago.The government plans to vaccinate 60 percent of all Tanzanians, said government spokesperson, Gerson…

Covid-19: Burundi schools open amid a surge in cases

Mass testing for students, teachers kicked off on Friday GITEGA, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Schools in Burundi are set to reopen on Monday after a three-month-long holiday, amid a surge in Covid-19 cases countrywide.The Ministry of Health has imposed mandatory Covid-19 screening for students reporting back to school.“The tests are…

Belarus leader praises Russia-led drills, eyes $1 bln arms deal

Russia’s S-400 rocket system was among the hardware discussed by Belarus leader Lukashenko and Vladamir Putin MOSCOW, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said Minsk planned to buy US$1 billion worth of Russian arms as he oversaw massive Moscow-led military drills that rattled some EU countries. Sporting green…