Gambian sentenced in Germany for crimes against humanity

Bai Lowe was arrested in Germany in 2021 BERLIN, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Germany has sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison for his role in a paramilitary unit that killed opponents of former ruler Yahya Jammeh. Bai Lowe, 47, was a driver for the unit…

Russian Court bans ‘LGBT Movement’

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s Supreme Court has declared what it calls “the international LGBT public movement” an extremist organisation and banned its activities across the country. The ruling was prompted by a motion from the justice ministry, even though no such organisation exists as a legal entity. The…

Climate change could upturn world malaria fight: WHO

 GENEVA, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Climate change is making the fight against malaria even harder, with the campaign already struggling to make up ground lost during the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization warned. “The changing climate poses a substantial risk to progress against malaria, particularly in vulnerable regions,” WHO…

COP28 opens with ‘historic’ launch of loss and damage fund

 DUBAI, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a “historic” moment at the start of UN climate talks in the oil-rich UAE. The announcement came as the Emirati host of the COP28 talks declared that fossil…

2023 set to be hottest year ever: UN

 GENEVA, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — This year 2023 is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem the havoc following in its wake. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization warned that 2023 had shattered a whole host of climate…

South African Pres Ramaphosa heads to Dubai for UNFCCC’S COP28

PRETORIA, Nov 30 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week lead South Africa’s delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai.   The President will lead the delegation on Dec 1-2, however, in total the conference runs from Nov 30…

South Africa makes progress in addressing anti-money laundering systems

PRETORIA, Nov 30 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa has made progress in addressing the 20 technical compliance difficulties in its anti-money laundering system. This is according to the National Treasury following the release of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) technical compliance re-rating follow up report. “On 27 October 2023, the…

Ethiopia and Czech Republic agreed on greater defense cooperation

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Ethiopia and the Czech Republic agreed on greater understanding on the exchange of experiences and development of capabilities in the improvement, maintenance and research of military aircraft in the defense industry. This was reported by the Office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on…

President of Cuba holds talks with his UAE counterpart

DUBAI, Nov 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, held official talks with Sheikh Mohamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Emir of Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, both parties confirmed the good state of relations between the two countries and…

AU, UN condemn resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — The African Union (AU) and the United Nations have condemned the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government in Africa. The joint call was made in a communique issued Wednesday after the seventh AU-UN annual conference that was convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and…