Kenya signs bilateral labour agreements with 7 countries to help Kenyans secure jobs abroad

Labour And Social Protection Cabinet Secretary (CS) Florence Bore presenting a certificate to one of the Jua Kali artisans who was feted for exemplary performance in enhancing occupational safety and health at her workplace NAIROBI, April 30 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has signed bilateral labour…

UN chief, envoys in key talks on Afghanistan crisis

 DOHA, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN chief Antonio Guterres will gather international envoys at a secret location in Doha on Monday in an increasingly desperate bid to find ways to influence Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers. Considered the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis by the United Nations, Guterres’ quandary has been deepened by…

Child dies of Marburg virus disease in NW Tanzania, bringing total deaths to 6

DAR ES SALAAM, April 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tanzanian health authorities said on Saturday that an 18-month-old child has died of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the northwestern region of Kagera. The death of the child brought to six the number of patients killed by the disease since its outbreak in…

Philippines: 4 missing in dive yacht sinking

MANILA, April 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Four people are missing after a dive yacht with 32 people sank in the waters off Tubattaha in Palawan province on Sunday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Commodore Armando Balilo said the yacht, M/Y Dream Keeper, sank before 7 a.m. local time Sunday. He…

Developed countries should help Africa address climate challenges: Kenyan president

NAIROBI, April 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — The industrial north should honor the commitment to providing capital and technologies required to help African countries cope with the unfolding climate emergencies, Kenyan President William Ruto said on Saturday. During his address at the 2023 Ibrahim Governance Weekend underway in the Kenyan capital of…

Bahamas and US authorities return 123 irregular Cuban migrants

HAVANA, April 30 (NNN-ACN) — US and Bahamian authorities returned 123 irregular Cuban migrants between April 25 and 27, the Cuban Interior Ministry reported.The returned individuals left Cuba illegally by sea, the Ministry explains on its Website and added that 137 men, 3 women and one minor came from The…

Uzbeks vote Sunday on reforms to strengthen president

TASHKENT, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uzbekistan votes Sunday in a constitutional referendum that could allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power until 2040. Authorities say the overhaul of the constitution will improve governance and quality of life in the Central Asian country of 35 million people, whose rights have…

Saudi Arabia, Iran to reopen embassies ‘within days’ – Minister

F BEIRUT, April 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies in each other’s capitals “within days”, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said in a sign of warming relations after the two countries closed their missions seven years ago.Speaking at a news conference in the Lebanese capital…

South Africa energy crisis: Pres Cyril Ramaphosa expresses worry over persistent electricity crisis in the country

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa PRETORIA, April 30 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has expressed worry over the persistent electricity crisis in the country.According to him, load shedding means that households and supermarkets are unable to keep food fresh, water supply is often disrupted, traffic lights do…

Singapore ‘cautiously optimistic’ about economic prospects amid volatile global environment: PM Lee

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong SINGAPORE, April 30 (NNN-CNA) — Even as the external environment remains volatile and fraught with serious geopolitical tensions, Singapore can be cautiously optimistic about its immediate economic prospects, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.  In his May Day message ahead of Labour Day,…