Ethiopia forces fire at students demanding peace in western Oromia

Ethiopia security forces fired at varsity students in the country’s south ADDIS ABABA, Jan 11 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Multiple news outlets are reporting of a death and injuries to protesters after Ethiopia security forces fired at varsity students in the country’s south. The privately-owned Addis Standard portal said about a dozen…

US Pres Trump claims “I saved a country” playing big role in Ethiopia-Eritrea peace deal

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United States President Donald Trump has disclosed that he had a big role in the 2018 peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Despite not clearly mentioning both countries in his claim at a rally in Ohio on Thursday, he said the leader of one of…

French FM says resolving Libya crisis is priority for France

Tunisian President Kais Saied (R) meets with visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Tunis TUNIS, Jan 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said resolving the crisis in Libya is a real priority for France and the Middle East region. Speaking to reporters after meeting in…

Heavy rains leave 41 dead across Angola: official

A flooded street in Luanda, capital of Angola LUANDA, Jan 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Heavy rains that struck Angola early this week have left 41 people dead and caused widespread destruction, Interior Minister Eugenio Cesar Laborinho said. In remarks to the press at the first meeting of the National Civil Protection…

Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles: says Canadian PM Trudeau

OTTAWA, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said, citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources. Trudeau told a Thursday news conference in Ottawa that the destruction of…

Mexico grants asylum to Ecuador opposition lawmakers

Ecuador Foreign Minister Jose Valencia QUITO, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico granted political asylum to four members of Ecuador’s opposition holed up in its embassy in Quito since widespread social unrest in October, the foreign ministry said. The four lawmakers, including former Congress speaker Gabriela Rivadeneira, “took a commercial flight to…

Gold bar found beneath Mexico City street was part of Moctezuma’s treasure

An x-ray detector scans a large gold bar found decades ago in downtown Mexico City, part of the plunder Spanish conquerors fleeing the Aztec capital MEXICO CITY, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new scientific analysis of a large gold bar found decades ago in downtown Mexico City reveals it was…

US Pres Trump uses campaign rally to trumpet Soleimani killing as ‘justice’

TOLEDO (Ohio, US), Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump made the killing of Iranaian general Qassem Soleimanii a theme of his re-election campaign on Thursday, drawing cheers from thousands at a rally when he said the death saved lives and delivered “American justice.” At the campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio, Trump…

US gives green light for sale of F-35B fighter jets to Singapore, pending Congress approval

An F-35A aircraft from the US Air Force WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (NNN-CNA) — The United States will go through with the sale of up to 12 F-35B fighter jets to Singapore, pending approval by Congress, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency news. Singapore’s request to buy four F-35B fighter jets, with the…

Lesotho: PM Thabane asked to resign over wife’s murder

Thomas Thabane, prime minister of Lesotho MASERU, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The ruling ABC party in Lesotho has asked Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to resign over allegations that he was involved in the murder of his estranged wife two years ago.The allegations were made by Lesotho’s police commissioner Holomo Molibeli…