France charges four over Channel migrant deaths: judicial source

PARIS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French prosecutors on Wednesday charged four people with involuntary manslaughter over the deaths of at least six migrants whose boat sank in the English Channel on the weekend, a judicial source said. The suspects, two Iraqis and two Sudanese, were detained shortly after the vessel…

Canada far north city ordered to evacuate as wildfires advance

YELLOWKNIFE (Northwest Territories, Canada), Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents of Yellowknife, one of the largest cities in Canada’s far north, were ordered Wednesday to flee amid warnings that raging wildfires could reach it by the weekend. “Unfortunately, our wildfire situation has taken another turn for the worse with a fire…

UN peacekeeping chief to check on mission withdrawal from Mali

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN peacekeeping chief has headed to Mali to meet with authorities on the orderly withdrawal process of the mission known as MINUSMA, a UN spokesman said. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is to visit the capital of Bamako on Thursday and Friday…

BRICS 2023 summit should tackle inequality, climate change: Brazilian president

BRASILIA, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — The upcoming BRICS summit should tackle inequality and the role of developed nations in combating climate change, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said. During his weekly program “Conversation with the President,” broadcast by state-owned media, the president talked of the summit, scheduled for…

Nigerian president unveils new cabinet members

ABUJA, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday unveiled a list of cabinet ministers after taking office roughly three months ago. The cabinet will be sworn in on a yet-to-be-announced date, Ajuri Ngelale, spokesman for the Nigerian president, told the media here. Wale Edun, one of Tinubu’s…

Return of fighting unacceptable in Libya: PM

TRIPOLI, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah, the Libyan prime minister, voiced his opposition on Wednesday to the “return of fighting” in the country shortly after the end of violent clashes between two armed factions in its capital Tripoli. The prime minister made his remarks during a meeting with a…

Cuba keeps zero tolerance for human trafficking

HAVANA,, Aug 17 (NNN-ACN) — The Cuban government reiterated that it maintains a “Zero Tolerance” policy regarding any modality of human trafficking, by publishing its National Report of Cuba on Prevention and Confrontation of Human Trafficking and Protection of Victims corresponding to 2022.The document, released through the website of the…

Pakistan to double trade volumes with Tanzania: Ambassador

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Tanzania, Siraj Ahmad Khan, talks to President Samia Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 17 (NNN-GNA) — The government of Pakistan is targeting to increase trade with Tanzania from $224 million to more than $400 million in the next two years.Pakistan High Commissioner to Tanzania Siraj…

UN: One million people flee Sudan as situation ‘spirals out of control’

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations agencies are warning that the number of Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries has surpassed one million and the lack of food and vital services within the country is killing people.The agencies on Tuesday highlighted the lack of medical supplies and the future…

BRICS bank issues debut bond in South Africa market

PRETORIA, Aug 17 (NNN-SANEWS) — Brics’ New Development Bank (NDB) has successfully issued its debut ZAR bond in the South African bond market, becoming the highest rated issuer to issue in this market since 2015. The bond, which was issued on Tuesday, was well supported, with over R2.5 billion in…