South African President Ramaphosa arrives in Luanda for 43rd Ordinary SADC Summit

LUANDA (Angola), Aug 17 (NNN-SANEWS) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Luanda, in the Republic of Angola, to participate in a summit of Southern African leaders who will focus on sustainable industrialisation of the region. The President is accompanied by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr…

Finance Minister: Peru’s economy shows recovery signs in July and August

LIMA, Aug 17(NNN-ANDINA) — Economy-Finance Minister Alex Contreras said the Peruvian economy contracted less in June (-0.6%) compared to the previous month, following the moderation of those shocks that had affected the agricultural and fishing sectors, which shows that GDP will continue to recover during the following months. On Tuesday, the National…

President: It is urgent to continue boosting tourism to move Peruvian economy forward

LUYA (Amazonas region, Peru), Aug 17 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte on Wednesday affirmed it is important to continue promoting tourism in Peru so as to contribute to its economy. “We have seen that if we do not empower tourism, if we do not start to boost the economy of that…

Over 60 dead in migrant boat sinking off Cape Verde: UN IOM

 PRAIA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 60 people are believed to have died when a migrant boat that left Senegal in  July capsized off Cape Verde, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.  Sixty-three people are thought to have died, while the 38 survivors included four children aged 12 to 16,…

New Covid-19 subvariant detected in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 16 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine health authorities have confirmed the detection in the South American country of the new Eris subvariant of the Covid-19 virus. The cases were confirmed in Cordoba and in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, it was reported. EG.5, a sublineage of the rapidly…

Kenyan parliament weighing petition to ban TikTok

NAIROBI, Aug 16 (NNN-KBC) — The Speaker of Kenya’s parliament has received a petition to ban TikTok in the country for promoting “inappropriate” behaviour and sharing information about its users with a third-party company without users’ consent. Speaker Moses Wetang’ula said petitioner Bob Ndolo, a private citizen, had sent a letter…

Rwanda genocide suspect re-arrested in South Africa

Fulgence Kayishema CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA), Aug 16 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Rwandan fugitive Fulgence Kayishema, who has been in custody in South Africa, has been arrested again on an order for his transfer to Arusha, Tanzania, to stand trial for genocide. The latest developments which were at the request of the…

Seventeen Niger troops killed in attack near Mali; about 100 of the insurgents neutralised: ministry

NIAMEY, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventeen Niger soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists near the border with Mali, the defence ministry said. On Tuesday a detachment of the armed forces was “the victim of a terrorist ambush near the town of Koutougou”, said a ministry statement published…

Tourist plane carrying 3 crashes in W. France

PARIS, Aug 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — A tourist plane with three people on board crashed Tuesday in France’s western department of Loire-Atlantique, local media reported. According to France Bleu, the plane reportedly disappeared around Tuesday noon between Nantes and La Baule, Department of Loire-Atlantique. Firefighters have found debris from the plane…

Niger PM in Chad as US, Russia urge diplomatic option in crisis

N’DJAMENA, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s military-appointed prime minister made an unannounced visit to neighbouring Chad as West African states set talks for mulling possible military intervention to reverse his country’s coup and the United States and Russia urged a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, a civilian appointed…