Al-Shabab Kills Six In Kenya Border Town

                                 
The governor of the Kenya-Somalia border county of Mandera says six people have died in an attack by suspected Islamic extremists.
Governor Ali Roba says militants attacked a residential plot around the area of Bulla public works early on Thursday local time.
Roba says the militants were targeting 33 non-Muslims living in a residential block. He says a timely response by security forces ensured that lives were saved.
Kenya has experienced a wave of attacks from Somali-based extremists and al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the region, al Shabab.
Al Shabaab later claimed responsibility for the attack.
“We are behind the Mandera attack in which we killed six Christians,” Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab’s military operations spokesman, told Reuters, adding they had also hit a police vehicle using a roadside bomb. (AP)

Nairobi to host Ambika Afrika Safari Film Festival financing next week

                                                
Over 200 delegates will meet in Nairobi next week to find ways of promoting and accelerating development of Africa’s film industry through commercial funding.

They are drawn from the film, banking and media industries and the two-day Africa Film Finance Summit scheduled for Thursday and Friday will offer a platform for financial institutions, film makers, entrepreneurs and regulators to learn from experienced peers on what it takes to fund the sector.

Speaking ahead of the summit, Pan African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) executive director Jane Murago Munene on Friday said the goal is to mobilise Sh20.2 billion ($200 million) in two years for the sector’s growth.

“The funding seeks to enhance the quality and quantity of films, documentaries and other forms of audiovisual productions,” she said.
 The summit is part of the Ambika Afrika Safari Film Festival scheduled for the same week from October 12 to 19.

German official calls for sanctions against Russia over Syria

                                   
A German official on Friday called for new sanctions against Russia over its role in the bombardment of Syria, saying Moscow's involvement in war crimes could not go unpunished.
Syrian government forces backed by Russian air power have stepped up an offensive on rebel-held parts of the city of Aleppo. Conflict monitors said hospitals had been hit and water supplies damaged in the most lethal bombardment in nearly six years of war.
Moscow and Damascus say they target only militants and deny they have bombed hospitals.
Norbert Roettgen, a member of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Bundestag, told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung that Russia's responsibility was beyond dispute.
"A lack of consequences and sanctions for the most serious war crimes would be a scandal," Roettgen said, adding military measures would be the wrong approach.
 "Imposing economic sanctions wouldn't work in the short term, but in the long term they would certainly have some influence on (Vladimir) Putin's subsequent calculations," he added.

Ireland launches plan to attract international students to Ireland

                                         
 The Education Minister of Ireland has launched a plan to attract more international students to Ireland.
Richard Bruton says he wants to see 37,000 more international students studying here by 2020.
The Minister claims it will help to diversify the Irish education system.
He added that Ireland will have a niche as a global educator when we become the only English speaking member of the EU post-Brexit.

A possible violation of Finnish airspace by a Russian SU-27 fighter has been detected in the Gulf of Finland south of Porvoo at about 16:43 local time on Thursday, October 6, according to the Finnish Ministry of Defense.

Read more on UNIAN: http://www.unian.info/world/1560132-finland-announces-violation-of-its-airspace-by-russian-su-27.html

A possible violation of Finnish airspace by a Russian SU-27 fighter has been detected in the Gulf of Finland south of Porvoo at about 16:43 local time on Thursday, October 6, according to the Finnish Ministry of Defense.

Read more on UNIAN: http://www.unian.info/world/1560132-finland-announces-violation-of-its-airspace-by-russian-su-27.html

A possible violation of Finnish airspace by a Russian SU-27 fighter has been detected in the Gulf of Finland south of Porvoo at about 16:43 local time on Thursday, October 6, according to the Finnish Ministry of Defense.

Read more on UNIAN: http://www.unian.info/world/1560132-finland-announces-violation-of-its-airspace-by-russian-su-27.html

JUNGLE JUSTICE:Three Kidnappers roasted alive in Imo

                                    
Three young men were on Friday were roasted alive by angry youths in Ezelu Okwe in the Onuimo Local Government Area, LGA, of Imo State for allegedly kidnapping a newborn baby boy.
It was reported by a community source as saying that the suspects met their Waterloo when they whisked away the baby from the mother and were caught by youths in the area.
He said, “They kidnapped the baby boy and took to their heels immediately. The traumatised mother raised the alarm immediately, which caught the attention of some youths around. The youths quickly intervened, caught the three of them and burnt them alive.”
According to the source, the youths took law into their hand as they set the suspects on fire because a similar incident had taken place in the community penultimate week when kidnappers stole a baby from the mother.
“The youths were angered by the fact that a baby girl was stolen in the community two weeks ago. They wanted the killing of the kidnappers to serve as a deterrent to others,” he added.
The Police Public Relations Officer, in the state, Mr. Andrew Enwerem, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said he was awaiting full details from the Divisional Police Officer in the LGA.

China borrows Nigeria $70b for Economy

                                          
                                                     Dr Ibe Kachikwu

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said Chinese private sector companies had pledged an additional investment of 70 billion dollars to the Nigerian economy.
Kachikwu said this while addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said that  the Council was briefed on the outcome of the ministry’s China roadshow which took place in January.
He said that 70 billion dollars pledges were different from the pledges that were made earlier when President Buhari visited China “which was an all African type front basis; this is completely separate’’.
He announced that the ministry’s investment target in China was initially to raise 40 billion dollars, which was the total cost of the nation’s infrastructure gap for the oil industry.
He said that the China roadshow, however, raised pledges of over 70 billion dollars for NNPC and government related potential investments and loans facility.
The minister added that it would be a great achievement If the country could realise at least 20 per cent of the pledges.

Brightly Press Poetry Contest (no entry fee) | $100 top prize

                               
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• Submit one to three poems to brightlypress@gmail.com by October 31st. No theme. Open to all styles.
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France Company to build $1.2B power plant in Saudi Arabia

                         
French Utility Company,Engie said it has won a major contract from Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to build a 1,504 megawatt (MW) power plant at an estimated cost of $1.2 billion in the kingdom.

The contract for the Fadhili power plant was awarded by SEC in partnership with national oil giant,Saudi Aramco, according to a report.
Scheduled to be operational by the end of 2019, the Fadhili power plant will be owned 30 per cent by SEC, 30 per cent by Aramco and 40 per cent by private sector partners, it stated.
The plant is part of the Fadhili gas project which is set to become a key component of the kingdom’s master gas system, processing gas from both onshore and offshore fields.