Argentine government to announce measures to improve purchasing power

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 26 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Argentine Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, announced that measures to recover the purchasing power of workers and retirees will be announced this week. In a press conference from the United States, transmitted by digital platforms, the presidential candidate for “Unión por la…

Haiti’s Justice Minister requested to resign

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 26 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Coordinator of the National Union for Integrity and Reconciliation party Clarens Renois, requested Haitian Minister of Justice Emmelie Prophète to resign in view of the police passivity with gangs. “It is clear that the minister’s instructions to the security forces are not respected,”…

UN calls for peaceful electoral process in Gabon

LIBREVILLE, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — On the eve of the general elections in Gabon, the United Nations has reiterated the call for a peaceful, inclusive, and credible electoral process, said a UN statement. Presidential, legislative, and local elections will take place nationwide on Saturday. Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba of…

TTCL targets to connect one million homes in Tanzania to the internet by 2027

The company has already begun offering the service in an effort to cut costs DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 26 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) expects that by 2027, one million homes will have access to high-speed internet through the Fibre Connecter Bundle service as it pushes to…

US sanctions 6 Rwandans, Congolese over conflict in Eastern DR Congo

War-displaced people flee towards the city of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US is imposing sanctions on six individuals believed to have helped fuel the conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.The six individuals are Rwandans and Congolese rebels,…

Global COVID-19 incidence up by over 60% in 28 days, involving 103 countries – WHO

GENEVA, Aug 26 (NNN-TASS) — More than 1.47 million people worldwide were infected with COVID-19 between July 24 and Aug 20, a 63% increase over the previous 28 days, and over 2,000 people died, a 48% decrease over the same period, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. According to the…

Niger’s military rulers order French ambassador out; Paris reject says do not recognise order from illegal authority

NIAMEY, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s military rulers, who seized control of the government in July, gave the French ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, Niamey’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Relations between the new regime in Niamey and several Western powers, as well as the West…

US wildfires: The number of people unaccounted for in Hawaii’s Maui fire falls by more than half

Burnt cars and homes are seen in a neighborhood that was destroyed by a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii LAHAINA (Hawaii, US), Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With nearly 400 people still unaccounted for after catastrophic wildfires ravaged most of Maui earlier this month, Hawaii officials released a list of names, hoping the public can help identify…

US: Tornadoes confirmed in Michigan, Ohio after storms leave at least 5 dead

LANSING (Michigan, US), Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Multiple tornadoes touched down in Michigan and Ohio as part of severe storms powered by winds of up to 75 mph that downed trees, tore roofs off buildings and killed five people. The storms also left hundreds of thousands of customers without power,…

BRICS women business alliance strategic catalysts for economic development

DURBAN, Aug 26 (NNN-SANEWS) — KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has described the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance Africa Trade Conference as a resounding success and economically meaningful for women. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Women’s Business Alliance Africa Trade Conference was held this week at the Inkosi…