South Africa and Lesotho commit to cement long-lasting relations

PRETORIA, July 13 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi and Lesotho’s Foreign Affairs and International Relations Minister, Mpotjoana Lejone, have committed to speed up the disbursement of funds to Basotho ex-mine workers.  Nxesi said the compensation of former mine workers is a big Southern African Development…

Red Crescent rescues hundreds of migrants from Tunisia desert

BEN GUERDANE (Tunisia), July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 600 migrants forced out of Tunisia’s port of Sfax to the desert borderlands with Libya are being sheltered and given humanitarian aid, the Red Crescent said. However, smaller groups of people remain stranded near the frontiers with Algeria and Libya. Hundreds…

UN wants Sudan sides held to account as 3 million flee

KHARTOUM, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations said nearly three months of war in Sudan have uprooted more than three million people, and called for the warring sides to face “accountability”. Britain said it was taking action. It announced sanctions on businesses it said were associated with Sudanese military…

US storms: Vermont Governor calls floods ‘historic and catastrophic’

MONTPELIER (Vermont), July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vermont has suffered “historic and catastrophic” flash flooding, its governor has said, after up to two months of rain fell in two days. More than 100 rescues have been conducted by emergency crews in boats in the New England state since the deluge began on…

Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro denies being party to plan to thwart Lula

BRASÍLIA, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was questioned by police on Wednesday and denied he had been part of any plan to prevent his successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking the reins. After spending about three hours at the Federal Police offices in the capital Brasilia,…

US calls for Armenia, Azerbaijan dialogue after road closure

WASHINGTON, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States called for the reopening of the only road linking Armenia with the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It also called on both Armenia and Azerbaijan to continue dialogue on ending their long-running conflict over Karabakh. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with Azerbaijan…

Peru to assume Development Bank of Latin America chairmanship for one year

LIMA, July 13 (NNN-ANDINA) — Economy and Finance Minister Alex Contreras, representing Peru, will assume the chairmanship of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) for a period of one year starting Tuesday. The aforementioned financial institution will hold its board meeting in Lima, where the Economy and Finance Ministry’s head will assume…

Peru: Tickets to Machu Picchu sold out thru August

CUSCO (Peru), July 13 (NNN-ANDINA) — Entrance tickets to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu offered in the city of Cusco have sold out until August; however, they can only be purchased at Machu Picchu Town’s Cultural Center, the Decentralized Directorate of Culture (DDC) in Cusco announced. According to a release, tickets offered…

Peru’s PM: President prepares strong and pro-governability Address to Nation

LIMA, July 13 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s Pres Dina Boluarte will deliver an address to the nation on July 28, in which she will reiterate a call for national unity, Prime Minister Alberto Otarola announced on Wednesday. “It will be a powerful and strong message for the consolidation of Peruvian identity,” said Otarola, who stressed…

Guinea buildings collapse: Five bodies dug out of rubble in capital Conakry

CONAKRY, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five bodies were found under rubble after two buildings collapsed in the Guinean capital Conakry, the government said. The buildings fell Monday around 1700 GMT in the southern suburb of Matoto, a government spokesperson said in a statement. “The government offers its condolences to the…