Panama president pushes back against Canadian copper mine protests

PANAMA CITY, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Demonstrators and police clashed Tuesday in Panama as protests over a copper mine spilled into their fifth day, with President Laurentino Cortizo vowing he would prosecute acts of “vandalism.” The protesters are concerned about potential environmental damage from operations at the mine owned by…

Tunisia offers college lodgings, scholarships to back Palestinian students

Tunisia: rally in solidarity with the Palestinians in Tunis TUNIS, Oct 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Tunisian government announced a series of measures to support Palestinian students in Tunisian colleges through a difficult time for their country. “Tunisian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Moncef Boukthir decided to grant Palestinian…

President of Guinea-Bissau prioritizes relations with Portugal

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa with Guinea-Bissau President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló LISBON, Oct 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo made on Tuesday the first state visit of a Guinean president to Portugal in the last five decades. Embalo was decorated Tuesday by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa…

Algerian court sentences 38 people to death for killing man wrongly accused of causing a wildfire

ALGIERS, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s appeal court has sentenced 38 people for the 2021 lynching of a man wrongly suspected of starting wildfires.The court on Monday found them guilty of multiple charges, including murder, torture and incitement leading to murder.The 38 were handed death sentences, but these will be…

DR Congo: Dozens killed in another boat accident

The death toll could rise as more passengers are reported missing KINSHASA, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 40 people have drowned after a passenger boat capsized in western Democratic Republic of Congo, a week after at least 47 others died in a similar incident.The wooden riverboat, known as a…

Kenya court extends delay on deployment of Haiti mission

Kenya had pledged to deploy 1,000 police officers to quell gang violence in Haiti NAIROBI, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s High Court has extended an order blocking the government from deploying police officers to Haiti on a UN-backed mission aiming to tackle violence in the Caribbean nation.The ruling came a…

Iceland PM goes on strike over women’s equal pay, gender-based violence

Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir REYKJAVIK, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The prime minister of Iceland went on strike Tuesday in protest of gender discrimination. Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdóttir joined women across the country in a national demonstration against pay discrimination and gendered violence. “We have not yet reached our goals of full gender equality…

South Africa urges BRICS collaboration for tourism

CAPE TOWN, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African Tourism Minister, Patricia de Lille, says the BRICS partnership is enough reason for Tourism Ministers and countries to come together and work in collaboration to grow their sectors and economies. De Lille made the remarks during the opening session of the BRICS…

South Africa: IEC launches the 2024 National and Provincial Elections programme

PRETORIA, Oct 25 (NNN-SANEWS) — The Electoral Commission of South Africa has formally launched the 2024 National and Provincial Elections (NPE 2024) programme as a means of declaring its readiness to host millions of eligible voters at over 23,296 voting stations across the country next year. According to the Electoral…

Liberia election results: George Weah and Joseph Boakai face run-off vote

President George Weah (L) and Joseph Boakai (R), fell short of an outright majority MONROVIA, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A run-off election will be held next month in Liberia following a photo finish between President George Weah and his main rival Joseph Boakai. Weah got 43.83% of the vote and Boakai,…