Colombia expels 9 members of Jewish sect accused of minor abuse

BOGOTA, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian authorities on Monday announced the expulsion of nine members of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect accused of child sex abuse just over a week after its immigration services said they had rescued 17 minors from the group. The Lev Tahor sect, which practices a form…

Brazilian teen killed after climbing into lion enclosure at zoo

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Brazilian teenager was mauled to death by a lioness in full view of zoo visitors after scaling a six-meter wall and safety fencing and shimmying down a tree into the enclosure, authorities said. The young man, identified in local media as Gerson…

Chikungunya, dengue kill 21 children in crisis-hit Cuba

HAVANA, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-one children are among 33 people who have died in Cuba of the mosquito-borne chikungunya and dengue viruses since July, authorities said Monday. Most of the deaths were attributed to chikungunya — characterized by fever and joint pain that can be debilitating but rarely fatal…

US: Pres Trump holds Venezuela meeting as Pres Maduro rejects ‘slave’s peace’

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump summoned his top national security officials to the Oval Office on Monday to discuss Venezuela, as his counterpart Nicolas Maduro rejected a “slave’s peace” amid mounting fears of American military action. The meeting comes as Trump ramps up pressure with a…

Congolese authorities declare end of Ebola outbreak in Kasai

KINSHASA, Dec 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced the end of its latest Ebola outbreak after no new cases were reported in the past 42 days. Congo’s health minister Roger Kamba said a total of 53 confirmed cases, 45 deaths, and 11 probable cases were recorded…

Spanish services rescue over 100 migrants in Canary Islands

MADRID, Dec 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Spanish authorities have released new footage of the rescue of over 100 migrants in the Canary Islands this weekend. Images show members of the Spanish Red Cross helping people, some of them injured, getting to shore. On Sunday Morning, the Spanish Maritime Rescue Service recovered a dinghy…

Update: No breakthrough in ECOWAS talks with Guinea-Bissau coup leaders

BISSAU, Dec 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A high-level delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS ended a mediation mission to Guinea-Bissau on Monday with no breakthrough, but pledged to continue talks with coup leaders later this month. Led by Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, the regional bloc…

Uruguay leads Latin America in electric car sales

MONTEVIDEO, Dec 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguay has cemented its position as the undisputed leader in Latin American electric vehicle (EV) adoption, achieving a remarkable market penetration of 27.97% in the third quarter of 2025, the Latin American Zero Emissions Observatory (ZEMO) reported. The South American country is way ahead of…

Kenya, Somalia stock market controllers agree on cross-border investment, financial integration

NAIROBI, Dec 2 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The Nairobi Securities Exchange Plc (NSE) of Kenya and the National Securities Exchange of Somalia (NSES) have today signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation in East Africa’s capital-markets ecosystem. The agreement supports a shared vision of promoting cross-border listings, investor access, capacity-building and…

Tanzania’s livestock sector emerges as economic powerhouse

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 2 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE livestock sector continues to be a vital pillar of Tanzania’s economic and social development. In recent years, the government, under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has implemented deliberate and strategic measures to strengthen livestock production, enhance animal health services, expand market…