Thunderstorms cause flooding in northern Italy while the south battles wildfires

The north of Italy has again been hit by severe storms – while forest and bush fires continue to blaze in south ROME, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The north of Italy has again been hit by severe storms while forest and bush fires continue to blaze in southern Italy.In South…

UN urges countries to ban expulsion of Afghans

Afghan security guards try and maintain order as hundreds of people gather outside Kabul international airport desperate to flee the country GENEVA, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) called for a ban on the expulsions of Afghan migrants to their country of origin, including…

2022 budget: Nigeria government to borrow N4.89tn – Finance minister

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed ABUJA, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Federal Government of Nigeria plans to borrow about N4.89tn from internal and external sources to finance the deficit in its proposed 2022 budget of N13.98trn due to dwindling revenue.The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National…

Thousands flee ethnic clashes in Cameroon to Chad: UN

N’DJAMENA, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10,000 people, mostly women, and children have fled into Chad from northern Cameroon this week after deadly clashes between herding and fishing communities, the UN said.Twelve people were killed and dozens wounded in the violence, which erupted Tuesday in the Far North region,…

Nigeria Air Force eliminates 3 notorious bandits’ leaders in Zamfara state; 45 other bandits eliminated

ABUJA, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three notorious bandits have been killed during airstrikes by the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) in Zamfara State.Naija News understands the airstrikes that eliminated the bandits’ leaders were carried out in the Kuyanbana area of the state.The leaders killed were identified as Habu Nabayye, Isuhu Sadi, and…

Uganda to take 2,000 Afghan refugees

Thousands of Afghans are at the Kabul airport trying to get out of the country after the Taliban entered the capital KAMPALA, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda said it had agreed to a request from the United States to take in temporarily 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan fleeing after the Taliban…

‘Change is here’ – Zambia’s president-elect

LUSAKA, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema slammed the southern African country’s outgoing “brutal regime” while promising a “better democracy” in his debut address to the nation, hours after winning the top job in a landslide.Speaking shortly after his predecessor Edgar Lungu conceded defeat, the business tycoon and…

More than 50 migrants enter Spain’s Melilla enclave

MADRID, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 50 migrants crossed the Moroccan border into Spain’s Melilla enclave before dawn on Tuesday, the Spanish government’s delegation in the tiny territory said. The incident occurred three months after an unprecedented 10,000 people surged into Spain’s other North African enclave of Ceuta, exacerbating…

Update: Prototype Russian military transport plane crashes outside Moscow

The new light military transport burning plane Il-112V flies down near Kubinka airfield MOSCOW, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A prototype military transport plane crashed while performing a test flight outside Moscow on Tuesday, the plane’s developer, the United Aircraft Corporation (OAK) said. The new light military transport plane, Il-112V, crashed…

More than 600 fleeing Afghans cram into dramatic US military flight

Over 600 people crammed into the hold of a US Air Force cargo plane that was leaving Kabul on Aug 15 KABUL, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A photo shows more than 600 Afghans – women, men, children and the elderly – sitting packed on the floor of a cavernous US…