MEXICO: 16 migrants from Venezuela, Haiti killed in bus crash

 MEXICO CITY, Oct  7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 16 migrants were killed and 29 other passengers were injured when a bus overturned in southern Mexico on Friday, authorities said — the latest fatal road crash involving US-bound migrants.  The dead, three of them minors, were from Venezuela and Haiti, according to a statement from…

Spain rescues 262 migrants in Canary Islands as EU mulls migration

MADRID, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Spanish coast guards rescued 262 migrants in three boats trying to reach the Canary Islands in the early hours on Friday amid a surge in crossings, just as European leaders were meeting in Spain to look for ways to avoid a new migration crisis. Italy and…

Morocco provides cash to families whose homes were destroyed by earthquake

Earthquake survivors sit on rocks on the side of a hill in a village near Amizmiz in central Morocco RABAT, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moroccan authorities on Friday will begin providing money to families whose homes were destroyed in an earthquake last month that took nearly 3,000 lives and will…

Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Guaido: prosecutor

CARACAS, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Venezuelan prosecutor’s office said it had issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Juan Guaido, the first time it had taken such a step, and would ask for Interpol’s help in his apprehension. Prosecutors were appointed “to issue an arrest warrant against him and…

Sugar prices hit 13-year high due to El Nino fallout: FAO

PARIS, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global sugar prices soared to their highest level in almost 13 years in September as the El Nino weather phenomenon hit production in India and Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. While world food prices steadied as a whole last month, the FAO’s…

Hundreds of Al-Shabaab members killed, says Somali govt

MOGADISHU, Oct 6 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The Somali government has released the names of Al-Shabaab leaders who were killed and wounded in fighting in Galmudug and HirShabelle, and dozens escaped from the military operations. The government announced that the operations against Al-Shabaab have killed 1,650 members and injured more than 550 others. The…

Brazil reports record trade surplus in September

BRASILIA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIA BRASIL) — Thanks to lower fuel imports and improved grain harvest results, Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services this week announced a trade surplus of $8.904 billion for September 2023, a 51.2% improvement over the same month last year. Following September’s result, Brazil’s trade…

Tanzania on course to become regional digital hub within East Africa Community (EAC)

ARUSHA (Tanzania), Oct 6 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA is poised to become a digital hub within the East Africa Community (EAC) following the inauguration of the Centre of Competence in Digital Education (C-CoDE). Hosted by the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), the centre is established within the…

Tanzanian Pres Samia state visit to India: Massive benefits beckon

President Samia Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 6 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Pres Samia Suluhu four-day state visit in India is expected to reap significant dividends into the country’s economy, strengthening further existing ties which have long been built on historic, diplomacy, trade and people to people exchange. Statistics indicate that…

Kenya: Pres Ruto announces ban on importation of maize and wheat

NAIROBI, Oct 6 (NNN-KBC) — No permits will be issued to millers to import wheat or maize into the country, President William Ruto announced. The President said the move is aimed at protecting local farmers. He said the Government will only deviate from the directive if the local produce is…