French Pres Macron seeks reset with Rwanda on Africa visit

President Emmanuel Macron KIGALI, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and Rwanda aim to definitively turn the page on a quarter century of tensions when President Emmanuel Macron visits Kigali on Thursday to commemorate the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.Macron is the first French leader since 2010 to visit the…

Somalia told UN: Agreement reached on delayed elections

Military forces supporting anti-government opposition groups display their weapons in Mogadishu UNITED NATIONS, May 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Somalia’s foreign minister told the U.N. Security Council that an agreement has been reached between the federal government and regional states that will lead to long-delayed national elections.Mohamed Abdirizak said agreement on the…

Covid-19: Tunisia hopes to revive tourism sector via Eastern European visitors

TUNIS, May 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Tunisia’s economy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic with its revenues from tourism down by over 60%.The North African country had to order a week-long partial lockdown at the start of May due to a surge in coronavirus cases after reopening its borders to tour…

Nigeria’s Pres Buhari meets Libyan Prime Minister in Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari hosts Libyan PM, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh ABUJA, May 27 (NNN-NAN) — President Muhammadu Buhari is hosting the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Dbeibeh and members of his entourage arrived at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa at about…

Detained Malian President, Prime Minister resign after coup

Mali’s now former president, Bah Ndaw BAMAKO, May 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Mali’s transitional president and prime minister have resigned after they were arrested Monday by the military in what amounts to a second coup in nine months, an aide to the country’s ruling strongman and a member of an international…

Covid-19: US urges ‘transparent’ WHO inquiry into covid origins

The WHO has already co-authored on report on the Wuhan lab  WASHINGTON, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US health secretary has urged the World Health Organization to ensure the next phase of investigation into Covid-19’s origins is “transparent”. Speaking to a ministerial-level WHO meeting, Xavier Becerra said international experts should be allowed to…

Dead children washed up on Libya beach, says Spanish charity

UN data says 630 people are known to have died trying to cross the central Mediterranean this year alone  MADRID, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Images of dead children and women washed up on a beach in Libya have been shared by a Spanish charity. The NGO Proactiva Open Arms received some of the…

Belarus closing embassy as Canada PM condemns jetliner’s diversion

OTTAWA, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belarus announced it was closing its embassy in Canada as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the country’s regime over its diversion of an airliner in order to arrest a dissident on board. On its website, the embassy said it would shut down on Sept 1…

Three held over deadly Italy cable car crash

ROME, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian police said they had arrested three people as part of the investigation into a cable car crash in the mountains that left 14 people dead, including five Israelis. The trio, all involved in management of the cable car, are accused of deliberately deactivating the…

Olympics: Biden administration stands by Tokyo Games as Japan’s COVID-19 surges

Giant Olympic rings at a park ,amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak WASHINGTON, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Biden administration reaffirmed its support for Tokyo’s plan to hold the Olympic Games this summer and for US athletes competing there despite a new wave of coronavirus cases and a US travel advisory for…