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13: 45 GMT: “Rebels kidnap US charity workers”
South Sudanese rebels have kidnapped eight locals working for a U.S. charity and are demanding aid deliveries as ransom, a military spokesman said on Monday, as food in the famine-hit nation looks increasingly likely to become a weapon of war.
The aid workers were taken from a village near Mayendit, about 420 miles (680 km) northeast of the capital of Juba, Brigadier General Lul Ruai Koang told Reuters.
“The rebels attacked and abducted eight local staff from Samaritan’s Purse and they are being held to ransom. They have demanded that the organization takes aid to them,” he said.
Read more: South Sudan Rebels Kidnap Eight Local Aid Workers
13: 40 GMT: “Soldiers in Somalia protest over unpaid wages”
Hundreds of soldiers went on strike in the Somali capital on Sunday, blocking roads and forcing businesses to close in protest over unpaid salaries, a challenge for the new president who has vowed to defeat Islamist militant group, al Shabaab.
Reuters witnesses saw soldiers – some armed – stopping traffic at several locations including on two major roads and at two junctions.
At the K5 junction, unarmed soldiers ordered shops and restaurants to close, and on Maka Al Mukaram, a major street, soldiers blocked traffic with a pickup truck mounted with an anti-aircraft gun.
12: 35 GMT: “Malawi Withdraws From CHAN And AFCON”
Malawi announced it was pulling out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) citing financial constraints and the non-availability of a national team coach.
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) released a statement after the Malawi government refused the FA permission to hire an expatriate coach.
The FA had proposed the hiring of a foreign coach on a 50-50 cost sharing agreement with government.
12: 15 GMT: “Car Bomb Kills At Least 13″
A car bomb near a hotel on a busy street in the Somali capital killed at least 13 people on Monday, police and the emergency medical services said, hours after a man was killed by a blast as he tried to ram through a checkpoint.
Police said the blast damaged a house on Maka al Mukaram street but did not destroy its target, the Wehliye Hotel.
“We have carried 13 dead people and 14 others are injured. The death toll may rise further,” Abdikadir Abdirahman, director of aid-funded Aamin Ambulance services, told Reuters.
12: 10 GMT: “Buhari Officially Resumes His Duties”
President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has now resumed work after returning home from London where he had gone for medical check-up.
Mr. Buhari had said upon his return to Nigeria last week that he will need more rests and medical attention which suggested that his Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will continue to act.
The spokesman for the Nigerian President, Femi Adesina on Twitter announced, a briefing of Mr. Buhari by Yemi Osinbajo on Monday.
PMB has signed a letter informing the N’Assembly of his resumption of duty from today. He receives briefing from the VP in a short while.
— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) March 13, 2017
09: 15 GMT: May’s Schedule ‘Left On Train’
The government is investigating claims that a document outlining the prime minister’s schedule for a visit to Cheshire was left on a train.
According to the Mirror, the briefing note was found on the floor of a first-class carriage on a train heading from Manchester to Edinburgh in January. The document identified details such as a private address where Theresa May was attending a dinner that evening.
READ: Theresa May’s Schedule ‘Left On Train’
09:00 GMT: “2016 Is The Worst Year For Syrian Children”
Syria’s children “hit rock bottom” in 2016, with more killed than in any other year of the civil war, Unicef has said.
At least 652 children died – 255 of them in or near a school – last year, a 20% jump from the number killed during 2015, the organisation said.
The figure only includes the deaths formally verified, meaning the number could be far higher. Unicef also believes more than 850 children were recruited to fight.
READ MORE: 2016, Worst Year For Syrian Children
08: 25 GMT: “Policeman Killed In Checkpoint Attack”
Islamist militants attacked a checkpoint in a town in southwest Tunisia early on Sunday, killing a policeman and wounding three others, security officials said.
Two militants were also killed in an exchange of fire during the attack in Kebili, which lies on the edge of Tunisia’s southern desert region, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity.
08: 40 GMT: “Kenya Doctors Deny Cancelling Strike”
Doctors in Kenya have denied claims by the government that they had called off their work boycott. The government stated the doctors had resumed work, effectively ending the over three-month boycott.
But a spot check at the hospitals revealed that most doctors were not back at work, and the doctors union also said the strike was still on.
The Kenya Medical Association Secretary-General, Prof Lukoye Atwoli, said: “Not true yet. Efforts are still ongoing to get an amicable solution.”
Read more: Kenya Doctors Deny Cancelling Strike
07: 45 GMT: “ANC To End Corruption”
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) needs to end corruption and party divisions, and deliver on promises to tackle poverty if it is to halt declining voter support, a new policy document said on Sunday.
The ANC has been under pressure to adjust its policies after losing votes at elections last year to the left wing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a party that proposes radical redistribution of the economy and land to the black majority.
“The ANC faces declining fortunes,” said the strategy paper, released ahead of a party conference on June 30.
Read more: South Africa’s ANC Promises To End Corruption
07: 30 GMT: “Officials From Tanzania’s Ruling Party Sacked”
The party of Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has sacked 12 senior members, demoted six, warned four others and one pardoned a day to its Sunday congress for suspicion of being saboteurs.
The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party on Saturday announced the disciplinary action which according to its publicity secretary, Humphrey Polepole, was reviewed by various party organs.
“The penalties meted out by the NEC (National Executive Committee) are final, there is no room for appeal and the penalties start today. Therefore those who are on their way to attend the Special General Congress (on Sunday) will not be allowed to participate although they will be given all the upkeep costs,” Polepole told local media.
Read more: 12 Senior Officials From Tanzania’s Ruling Party Sacked Over Alleged Sabotage
07: 20 GMT: “Two Female Bombers Killed”
Two girls believed to be teenagers were killed on Saturday night in Nigeria’s northeastern town of Maiduguri when they attempted to blow themselves up.
Police confirmed the incident on Sunday saying the girls were killed by security personnel in the area after they were spotted wearing explosive vests under their clothes.
“Two female suicide bombers aged about 18 attempted to enter Maiduguri in the evening (Saturday) and were spotted by civilian JTFs (Joint Task Force) and then shot down by security service personnel in the area,” Borno state police spokesman Victor Isuku said in a statement cited by AFP.
Read more: Two Female Bombers Killed In Foiled Suicide Attack In Nigeria
07: 15 GMT: “Landslide At Addis Ababa Rubbish Dump”
At least 30 people were killed and 28 others injured after a landslide at a major rubbish dump on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
Officials said on Sunday that the collapse occurred Saturday night pulling down about thirty houses belonging to people living on the landfill in Koshe.
Spokesperson for the Addis Ababa municipality, Dagmawit Moges, told AFP that the landslide hit a “relatively large” area while estimating at least 30 deaths.
Read more: At Least 30 Killed In Landslide At Addis Ababa Rubbish Dump
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