Kenya say it won’t send police mission to Haiti until UN funds it

NAIROBI, Nov 12 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Kenya’s government has said it won’t deploy its police officers to Haiti until all conditions on training and funding are met. Last month the UN Security Council gave its approval for Kenya to command a multinational mission to combat violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean…

Argentina and Chile sign key lithium agreement

BUENOS AIRES/SANTIAGO, Nov 12 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Authorities from Argentina and Chile signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Binational Lithium and Salt Flats Working Group which represents a significant step towards strategic cooperation in this regard, it was reported in Santiago and Buenos Aires following negotiations dating back to…

Colombia detains 4 in kidnapping of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz’s father

Luis Manuel Diaz and Cilenis Marulanda, parents of Liverpool’s forward Luis Diaz, give a press conference at their house in Barrancas, Colombia BOGOTÁ, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Colombia have detained four people suspected in the kidnapping of the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz, who was held hostage…

Angola to expand cooperation with UN peace operations

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Angola and the United Nations Department of Peace Operations will expand cooperation, an aspect addressed by Foreign Minister Tete Antonio, during his working stay in this headquarters, the Foreign Ministry reported Saturday. On the eve of the meeting, the head of Angolan diplomacy…

Bolivia: 5 dead after passenger bus, trailer truck collide head-on

LA PAZ, Nov 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least five people were killed and around a dozen injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a trailer truck in the eastern Bolivian department of Santa Cruz, local police said. The Friday accident occurred when the truck strayed into the…

UN rehabilitates Somali airport to ease air travel

MOGADISHU, Nov 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), in partnership with the administration of Somalia’s Southwest State, has rehabilitated an airport to improve air travel and movements of people in the region. The UNSOS said on Saturday that passengers using the Shaati-Gaduud International Airport in…

Algerian president appoints new prime minister

ALGIERS, Nov 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday appointed Ennadir Larbaoui as the new prime minister, according to a press release from the Algerian presidency. The statement specified that Ennadir Larbaoui will replace Aymen Benabderrahmane who was appointed in 2021. Larbaoui, former permanent representative of Algeria to…

Global South campaigners march in Kenya amid calls to phase out plastics

Green campaigners organized by the “BreakFreeFromPlastic movement” march through the streets in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, Nov 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — Hundreds of green campaigners drawn from the Global South marched through the streets in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Saturday, calling for a binding treaty to accelerate the phasing out…

Violence in Sudan ‘verging on pure evil’, UN warns

Sudanese women, who fled the conflict in Murnei in Sudan’s Darfur region UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violence against civilians in Sudan is “verging on pure evil”, a senior United Nations official has warned, after nearly seven months of war has left a wave of destruction with at least…

US gun violence: 3 dead, including SWAT officer, following hostage incident in Texas

Law enforcement vehicles are shown outside the Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas after two police officers were shot in Austin AUSTIN (Texas, US), Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people are dead after a hostage situation unfolded in Austin, Texas, early Saturday, including a responding SWAT officer…