Poor countries pollute less, but they suffer more than rich nations: WWF

NAIROBI, Nov 18 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Poor countries pollute much less, but they suffer ten times more the consequences of pollution than rich nations, according to a report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Despite their much lower per capita consumption of plastics, poor countries bear up to ten times…

Kenya police: Security forces to get big pay boost – Pres Ruto

It is hoped that a pay rise and other reforms can improve the police force NAIROBI, Nov 18 (NNN-KBC) — Pay for Kenya’s police and prison officers is set to rise by 40% over three years following proposals in a review of the security sector, President William Ruto has said.…

Kenya’s investment promotion efforts secure UNDP, World Bank support

NAIROBI, Nov 18 (NNN-KBC) — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank, and Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) announced a new partnership to develop and implement an Investment Facilitation Framework and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Attraction Strategy. The framework is aimed at creating a transparent, predictable, efficient, and trusted mechanism…

Russia began sending grain aid to Africa

Loading grain onto ship at Azov port, Rostov region, Russia MOSCOW, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said that the country began transporting 200,000 tons of grain to 6 African countries in the form of humanitarian aid, as committed by President Vladimir Putin last month. In an…

Ecuador deploys armored vehicles to combat organized crime

QUITO, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso delivered 15 Turkish-built Otokar armored tactical vehicles to the armed forces to help fight organized crime and violence. The armored vehicles, each of which can accommodate nine soldiers, “have greater ballistic and mine protection. They also have technical characteristics for entering…

Forest fires rage in three of Bolivia’s nine departments

LA PAZ, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Forest fires are raging in three of Bolivia’s nine departments, mostly sparked by field burning to prepare farmland for planting, Deputy Civil Defense Minister Juan Carlos Calvimontes said. The fires have damaged thousands of hectares of forests, crops and pastures, with the departments of…

US Pres Biden, Mexico president vow to work on fentanyl, migrant crises

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged to work together to tackle the fentanyl and migration crises as an Asia-Pacific summit wrapped up in San Francisco. “I couldn’t have a better partner than you,” Biden told Lopez Obrador on…

Tanzania and Romania to cement bilateral ties

President Samia Suluhu Hassan in talks with President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 18 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzania and Romania are set to strengthen their bilateral ties through cooperation in various areas, including agriculture, health, education, disaster management, mining, and diplomacy.This was announced by the leaders of the…

Sudan asks UN to terminate political mission UNITAMS

Sudan’s Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan KHARTOUM, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s junta has asked the UN Security Council (UNSC) to terminate the political mission in the country, escalating the bad blood between Khartoum and the global body.A leaked letter addressed to the security council said Khartoum has decided…

Somalia floods kill 50 people, displace about 500,000

Somalia floods have killed 50 people and displaced more than half a million others MOGADISHU, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Floods caused by heavy rains that started early October in Somalia have killed 50 people and displaced more than half a million others, the country’s national disaster agency said.Somalia Disaster Management…