Nigerian Pres Buhari to discuss security matters with French counterpart Macron in Paris

President Muhammadu Buhari and France President, Emmanuel Macron ABUJA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Muhammadu Buhari is due to meet the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on growing security concerns in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions.The President, who will be departing Abuja on Sunday, May 16 will be attending…

Ivory Coast PM in ‘good shape’ after return from Paris medical visit

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi ABIDJAN, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi said he was in “good shape” after returning home to Abidjan, following reported medical treatment in France.Achi, 65, spent five days in France undergoing tests for “severe fatigue” suffered since his appointment in…

Foreign fighters remain in Libya despite truce – UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN chief has said foreign fighters and mercenaries remain in Libya in violation of last October’s cease-fire agreement and called for their withdrawal.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report to the UN Security Council that the smooth transfer of…

Ugandan court bans national exams on Muslim holidays

The court ruled that the national exams body has been infringing on rights of Muslim students KAMPALA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In a landmark judgment for the country, Uganda’s Constitutional Court has ordered the government to refrain from having students sit for national exams on gazetted Muslim holidays like Idd-ul-Fitr…

DR Congo sentences 30 people to death over Eid day riots by rival Muslim groups after a 1-day trial

Around 10 percent of the DRC’s population are Muslim, most concentrated in the country’s east KINSHASA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty people have been sentenced to death by a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC for their roles in deadly post-Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr riot.Judicial sources confirmed that the sentence…

Zimbabwe high court forces out chief justice

Justice Malaba faced some criticism in 2018 HARARE, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s high court has ruled that the president’s extension of the chief justice’s term of office by five years is illegal.A group of lawyers had challenged the move which followed a recent constitutional amendment passed by parliament that…

Djibouti president sworn in for fifth term after landslide poll win

President Omar Guelleh has been in power for 22 years DJIBOUTI, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh was on Saturday inaugurated as the country’s head for another five years.In his speech, Guelleh said that in the early days of this new presidential term, the goal is to…

Parliamentary elections: Ethiopia cancels June vote citing logistical setbacks

Ethiopia’s polls were last postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19 ADDIS ABABA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ethiopian Electoral Commission announced on Saturday that it was postponing parliamentary elections scheduled for June 5 due to growing logistical difficulties, without setting a new date.“The vote will not take place on June…

Covid-19: Brazil struggles to vaccinate as toll spirals

BRASILIA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four months into a Covid-19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays, hard-hit Brazil is still struggling to find enough doses, as political and diplomatic blunders prolong its pandemic nightmare. Around 33 million people — 15 percent of the population — have received at least…

Thousands rally in North America in solidarity with Palestinians

NEW YORK, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in cities across North America on Saturday, calling for an end to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip as the worst violence in years flared between the Jewish state and Islamist militants. Gatherings to show solidarity with Palestinians took…