Peru records highest growth rate of non-traditional exports in the region

LIMA, July 24 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru remains the country with the highest annual growth rate of non-traditional exports in the region over the past five years, with an average annual expansion of 8.8%, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) has reported. This result is explained by higher shipments of agricultural (mainly fruits), textile, chemicals,…

Tanzanian PM urges African women police officers to join forces in fighting crime

DAR ES SALAAM, July 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa urged African women police officers to join forces in fighting crime. Opening the International Association of Women Police (IAWP) Africa Chapter’s training conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s economic hub, Majaliwa called on women police networks in African…

Ecuador: 5 killed, 11 injured in prison riot between rival groups

QUITO, July 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least five inmates were killed and 11 others injured in armed clashes between rival groups at a prison in southwest Ecuador, authorities said. The national administration of prisons, or SNAI, said in a statement that the violence broke out Saturday at Guayas Prison No.…

Sudan: 9 killed in civilian plane crash at Port Sudan airport; a girl survive – Sudanese army

KHARTOUM, July 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least nine people were killed on Sunday in a civilian plane crash at Port Sudan airport in the country’s eastern Red Sea State, the Sudanese Armed Forces said. The evening crash of an Antonov plane at the airport was due to “a technical fault…

Cuba to shut off Analog TV Broadcasts by 2026

 HAVANA, July 24 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba will fully switch off analog television broadcasting during the year 2026, according to a timetable designed by the Communications Ministry.The announcement was made during a parliamentary commission’s working session prior to the First Session of the Cuban Parliament’s X Legislature in Havana.The shutdown will…

Mali: President Assimi Goïta gets sweeping powers in new constitution

Col Assimi Goïta now has the power to dictate government policy and dissolve parliament BAMAKO, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The military government in Mali has adopted a new constitution that enhances the powers of the president and the armed forces.It also creates a senate and demotes French from an official…

Guinea Bissau pauses teachers’ pay to weed out fictitious workers

Guinea-Bissau president, Umar Sissoco Embalo BISSAU, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea-Bissau’s government has ordered the suspension of teachers’ salaries to weed out fraudulent claims on the payroll from fictitious workers, according to a statement.The tiny West African country that depends largely on external aid to meet salaries in the education…

US gun violence: At least 6 dead and 26 injured after violent weekend of shootings in Chicago

CHICAGO, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least six people died and as many as 26 others were injured in gun violence that sprawled across Chicago over the last 48 hours. The identified victims were ages 13 to 64. Early Friday, a 41-year-old man was found in a vehicle in an…

Spain election: No clear victor as results defy predictions

MADRID, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain appears destined for painful political negotiations after Sunday’s elections, when no single party won enough parliamentary seats to form a government. Prospects for coalition-building now remain uncertain. With over 99% of the vote counted, the center-right Partido Popular (PP) is set to come in first, winning…

Sign language declared South Africa’s 12th official language

PRETORIA, July 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a Bill into law which recognises Sign Language as the official 12th language for South Africa. During the signing ceremony, Ramaphosa said it also affirms the humanity of people who communicate with sign language. “Having sign language recognised as an official…