Niger coup d’etat: Military chief backs coup leaders, but president defiant

NIAMEY, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s armed forces chief declared his support for troops who announced they had seized power, despite a defiant stand by the country’s president, Mohamed Bazoum. In the latest turbulence to shake the coup-prone Sahel, Bazoum was confined on Wednesday by members of his presidential guard. …

Russia: Six killed in helicopter crash in Altai Republic

MOSCOW, July 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — Six people were killed on Thursday when a helicopter crashed in Russia’s Altai Republic, TASS reported, citing a source in medical services. A Russian Mi-8 helicopter of Altai Avia company crashed after it hit a power line and caught fire, while landing in the village…

Nigeria: Doctors begin indefinite nationwide strike

ABUJA, July 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Nigeria’s National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members to embark on an indefinite strike beginning Wednesday, July 26. President of NARD, Emeka Orji, disclosed this to local media on Tuesday night. This development is coming less than 48 hours after the Speaker…

Greece races to tackle wildfires as winds resume

VOLOS (Greece), July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greek fire crews on Thursday raced to put out wildfires around the country that have raged for two weeks and left five dead, before strong winds forecast for the day rekindle blazes. Hundreds of firefighters backed by European Union reinforcements were struggling to contain…

Bolivian gas production and exports forecasted to drop dramatically by 2030 due to absence of new discoveries

LA PAZ, July 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Bolivia may shift from being an exporter of natural gas to Brazil and Argentina to becoming an importer by 2030. A report by British energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates that Bolivia’s natural gas production will decline faster than expected. The reason is the aging…

Nicaragua on verge of FTA with China

MANAGUA, July 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Nicaraguan authorities announced that a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China is ready to be signed next month after the “substantial conclusion” of the ongoing negotiations, it was reported in Managua. Nicaragua and China resumed diplomatic relations in 2021 after the Government of President Daniel…

Africa adopts Dar es Salaam Human Capital Declaration 2023

President Sami Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, July 27 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Africa’s Heads of State and delegation have unanimously adopted by acclamation the Dar es Salaam Human Capital Declaration 2023 in Tanzania on Wednesday evening. Reading the declaration draft for the delegates to adopt, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the…

Bodies of disappeared people in Colombia are delivered to relatives

BOGOTA, July 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Missing Persons Search Unit (UBPD) in conjunction with the Colombian Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday delivered the bodies of two people, a father and son who disappeared 34 years ago to their relatives.     “We made the dignified delivery to their relatives, in Circasia, Quindío…

Southern Africa in need of $90B for climate resilience yearly: AfDB

ABIDJAN, July 27 (NNN-KBC) — New investments in form of climate finance could spark economic growth for Southern Africa economies with expected slowdown this year. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB) the 2023 Southern Africa Economic Outlook, the region is expected to slow down in 2023 to 1.6pc, followed…

Kenyan Pres Ruto: Africa must invest in its human resource for growth

DAR ES SALAAM, July 27 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President William Ruto says Africa must strategically invest in its workforce if it is to grow. The President said the continent is presented with gifted human capital that can drive its transformation. He noted that Africa must fix itself in a lane…