Constitutional Court of Ecuador approves trade agreement with China

QUITO, Nov 2 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Constitutional Court of Ecuador issued a favorable opinion on the trade agreement with China, a ruling celebrated by the Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries, Daniel Legarda. “The strategic and transparent trade agenda, worked on with the entire productive sector, lays…

NAM calls on the United States to lift blockade against Cuba

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 2 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) called on the United States to comply with United Nations resolutions and lift the blockade against Cuba, Azerbaijan’s representative, Yashar Aliyev, said at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. Speaking on behalf of the NAM at the debate on…

Mexican gov’t unveils support plan for Hurricane Otis victims

MEXICO CITY, Nov 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador unveiled a support and recovery plan for the victims of Hurricane Otis, the strongest storm ever to make landfall in the Pacific Coast state of Guerrero. The General Plan for Reconstruction and Support for the Population centers on…

Russia’s corn exports soar fourfold in first 4 months of 2023-24 season

VLADIVOSTOK, Nov 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russia has boosted its corn exports by nearly four times to 1.12 million metric tons in the first four months of the 2023-2024 agricultural year, local media reported on Thursday. According to the Russian Grain Union, the main buyers of Russian corn were Iran, Türkiye,…

UNECA urges Africa to improve quality of basic education to ensure skilled workforce

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has said Africa should improve the quality of basic education to ensure a skilled workforce that will create more and better jobs to drive economic transformation on the continent. Creating suitable jobs for its youth is…

UK issues new terror warning for nationals in Tanzania’s border with Mozambique

Dar es Salaam is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania LONDON, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has issued a security alert for its nationals, warning of potential terrorism danger in the southern regions of Tanzania near the border with Mozambique.In an updated travel advisory for Tanzania, the UK’s…

Kenya bans avocado exports

Avocado fruits packaged for export NAIROBI, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Kenyan government has stopped the export of avocados from Friday to allow the fruits to mature as part of measures to protect Kenya’s lucrative export market.In a notice on Tuesday, the Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD) suspended the export of…

US to restore Mauritania’s Agoa trade benefits

US President Joe Biden terminated Agoa trade benefits for four African countries WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US says it will reinstate Mauritania’s benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) programme following an eligibility review.The reinstatement will be done in January next year after the north-west African…

Health Ministry of Uganda launches new method to fight malaria

A senior Entomologist at the Ministry of Health demonstrates larviciding to the Village Health KAMPALA, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda’s Ministry of Health has launched the use of larvicide, a new method of reducing the malaria burden, in Ankole Sub-region.A larvicide is a type of insecticide used to control mosquitoes…

Germany’s president ashamed of colonial crimes

German colonisers brutally suppressed a rebellion against their rule in Tanzania SONGEA (Tanzania), Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German president has expressed “shame” for the colonial atrocities his country inflicted on Tanzania.German forces killed almost 300,000 people during the Maji Maji rebellion in the early 1900s, one of the bloodiest…