Peru: Nearly 15,000 ha of coca crops eradicated so far in 2023

LIMA, Sept 16 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Ministry of Interior (Mininter), through the Special Project for Control and Reduction of Illegal Crops in Alto Huallaga (Corah), has eradicated 14,811.47 ha of illegal coca crops along operational axes in the regions of Ucayali, Pasco, Huanuco, San Martin, and Loreto so far this year.…

EU faces human rights questions over Tunisia migration pact

BRUSSELS, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU ombudsman demanded that Brussels explain how it will ensure that its pact with Tunisia to curb migration will not breach human rights standards. The Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, is an independent overseer employed to handle complaints about the work of EU institutions and agencies…

Niger cancels 1,000 diplomatic passports from ousted regime

NIAMEY, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new military rulers of Niger have cancelled more than 990 diplomatic passports held by nationals and foreigners linked to the ousted regime. The foreign ministry has written to notify diplomatic representations in Niger that the passports are now “lapsed”, according to copies of the…

Red Cross says still hopeful of finding Libya flood survivors

GENEVA, Sept 15, 2023 (BSS/AFP) – Emergency workers sifting through the mud and rubble of the flood disaster in Libya are still hopeful of finding survivors, the Red Cross chief in the country said. “The hope is there, is always there, to find people alive,” said Tamer Ramadan, the head…

UN says quake-hit Morocco could demand assistance ‘today or tomorrow’

GENEVA, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations said Morocco could ask for aid “today or tomorrow” to help it recover and rebuild following a devastating earthquake that has killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. “We are expecting and hoping, but expecting from our discussions…

Politician from Guatemalan president-elect’s party shot dead; wife also killed

GUATEMALA CITY, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A politician from the party of Guatemala’s president-elect was shot dead on Thursday near the border with Mexico, the party and local media said. Anibal Ramirez, a former candidate in the western town of San Pedro Necta for president-elect Bernardo Arevalo’s Semilla (Seed) party,…

Mexico: 350 migrants found dehydrated in a trailer in Veracruz

MEXICO CITY, Sept 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — A total 350 migrants dehydrated women, men and minors originating from Guatemala, Ecuador, Honduras and El Salvador, were rescued from a crowded box of a trailer in the early morning of Thursday in Veracruz, the National Migration Institute (INM) disclosed. The migrants were…

El Salvador invites European Union to act as observer in elections

SAN SALVADOR, Sept 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — El Salvador invited the European Union (EU) officially to participate as an observer in the February 2024 elections, a source from the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) said. The ruling body of the upcoming elections asked the Europeans to send an observer mission to…

Kenyan Pres Ruto arrives in San Francisco, US for investment meeting with tech companies

President William Ruto SAN FRANCISCO (California, US), Sept 15 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President William Ruto has arrived in San Fransisco for an investment meeting with top tech companies in the USA. The President will meet top tech company officials among them Apple, Intel, Microsoft, Google among others, in a bid…

More than 700 million people don’t know when – or if – they will eat again, UN food chief says

Cindy McCain UNITED NATIONS, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again, and demand for food is rising relentlessly while humanitarian funding is drying up, the head of the United Nations food agency said.…