Panama, Colombia to facilitate safer migrant passage to US

        PANAMA CITY, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama and Colombia agreed to facilitate the controlled transit of undocumented migrants seeking to reach the United States, in an attempt to slow the surge of people and protect them from organized crime. The two countries will establish a series of quotas next…

Britain tells nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately

 LONDON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has warned all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country immediately due to the “worsening security situation” as fighting intensifies. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Friday updated its website to advise against all travel to Afghanistan. “All British nationals in Afghanistan…

Two more independent media outlets in Russia shut due to restrictions

The Moskva River in front of the Kremlin. Space for independent journalism and dissenting voices has been shrinking in Russia in recent years MOSCOW, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two more independent media outlets in Russia have been forced to shut down after their websites were blocked by the authorities, they…

Belarus to shut border to Lithuania to stop migrants returning

Lithuania said Belarus was flying in migrants from abroad and dispatching them into the European Union MINSK, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belarus plans to close parts of the country’s border with Lithuania in order to stop migrants who have crossed into Lithuania from coming back.The move comes after Belarus appeared…

Wildfires burning throughout the Balkans

A firefighter trying to put out the wildfires at the rural of Marmaris district of Mugla, Turkey TIRANA (Albania), Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Emergency crews throughout the Balkans continued to battle wildfires on Friday, but forecasts of rain and an incoming cold front promised some relief for the region.In Northern…

Covid-19: Five Ugandans charged for injecting people with water as covid jabs

Most African countries are struggling to get COVID-19 jabs amid global supply constraints KAMPALA, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Ugandans people were arraigned before the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court and charged in connection with injecting more than 800 people with water instead of COVID-19 vaccines.The group, including Francis Baguma, a 25-year-old student…

Zimbabwe detains 104 Congolese refugees who escaped camp

The refugees are found to have breached coronavirus protocols HARARE, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been detained in Zimbabwe after they were caught while heading to Botswana following their escape from the country’s main refugee camp.The 104 refugees were…

At least 26 Chadian troops killed in suspected militant attack in troubled Lake Chad region

N’DJAMENA, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 26 Chadian soldiers were killed in an attack by jihadist fighters in the troubled Lake Chad region, a senior local official said. “Twenty-six members of the Chadian army fell on the field of honour, 14 others have been wounded, including eight seriously,” the…

Mozambique insurgency: SADC deploys troops to troubled northern province

Exodus: women carry belongings off a boat as they arrive at Paquitequete beach in Pemba last month, after fleeing Palma MAPUTO, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African Development Community (SADC) ground and naval forces have arrived in Mozambique’s troubled northern province as part of a combined regional force to quell…

Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: Red Cross reports influx of wounded into Tigray

An Ethiopian refugee carries a suitcase at the Um Rakuba camp that houses Ethiopian refugees fleeing the fighting in the Tigray region ADDIS ABABA, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is registering an influx of wounded people into the Ethiopian war-torn region of Tigray…