King of Spain calls political parties for consultations

MADRID, Sept 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Without leaving room for speculation, King Felipe VI called on Friday for a new round of consultations with representatives of political parties. Soon after concluding the failed presidential investiture sessions this week of the leader of the conservative Popular Party (PP) Alberto Nuñez Feijoo,…

UN to send mission to Nagorno-Karabakh: spokesman

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — The world body and the government of Azerbaijan have agreed on a mission to the Nagorno-Karabakh region, said a UN spokesman. The mission, which will allow UN access to the disputed region for the first time in about 30 years, will take place over…

Cuban expert participates in conference on atomic energy

VIENNA (Austria), Sept 30 (NNN-ACN) — Alejandro Garcia Moya, director of the Center for Environmental Studies of Cienfuegos (CEA) in central Cuba is one of the guests at the NUTEC Plastic event, parallel to the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which concludes Friday in Vienna, Austria.PhD…

Gabon military junta relaxes curfew to restore economic activities

LIBREVILLE, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Military leaders in Gabon have relaxed the curfew imposed on the country following the overthrow of President Ali Bongo. The new curfew, announced by the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), runs from midnight to 05:00. Previously, it started between 18:00 and…

Democracy in West Africa in danger – Ecowas Parliament told

WINNEBA (Ghana), Sept 30 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo urged members of the Parliament of ECOWAS to find solutions to the emerging re-militarisation of governance, the attempted confiscation of democracy by elites and the wanton desire to destroy democracy by terrorist groups and armed criminal gangs in…

Ghana, EU join forces to fight illegal timber trade

BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana will be the first country in Africa and second worldwide to provide the EU with export licences that verify the legality of their timber products.Meeting in Brussels, the implementation body of the Ghana-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade…

Coconut puts Ghana on the global market

TAKORADI (Ghana), Sept 30 (NNN-GNA) — The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Dr Efua Asabea Asare, has revealed Ghana’s vision to invest and grow coconut has positioned Ghana in the global world market.She said Ghana’s coconut oil, coconut water and other products from coconut known…

Oldest known shoes in Europe found in former bat cave in Spain

The grass-woven sandals were first retrieved along with various tools and artefacts by 19th-century miners MADRID, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Scientists in Spain have confirmed that sandals recovered from a cave more than 150 years ago are in fact the oldest footwear ever discovered in Europe. The objects were originally unearthed…

South Africa, Tunisia bolster relations

PRETORIA, Sept 30 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa and Tunisia should increase their political consultations to ensure a robust and dynamic utilisation of opportunities that exist between the nations, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor. Pandor on Friday hosted Tunisian Foreign Minister, Nabil Ammar.  “I’m really pleased, Minister…

US boosts cross-border cooperation in fight against human trafficking at event in Peru

IQUITOS (Loreto region, Peru), Sept 30 (NNN-ANDINA) — The US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), together with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Section (INL) at the U.S. Embassy in Peru, held a conference in Peru to improve cross-border cooperation in the fight against human trafficking in the region, the U.S. Embassy has reported.…