‘We support Ghana’s IMF move, will keep pushing creditors for debt cuts’ – US Vice President

Kamala Harris inspects guard of honour at Jubilee House ACCRA, March 28 (NNN-GNA) — US Vice President Kamala Harris has said the American government is in full support of Ghana’s talks with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout.She also announced during a joint press conference with Ghanaian leader Nana…

South Africa: President Ramaphosa to visit flood-affected Eastern Cape

EASTERN CAPE (South Africa), March 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit the Eastern Cape to assess the aftermath of the recent floods that have claimed lives and damaged private property and public infrastructure. The President and his delegation will visit Port St Johns from 3pm Tuesday where upon…

Update Kenya protests: Hundreds storm farm of ex-president Uhuru Kenyatta

Some people walked away from the farm carrying sheep over their shoulders NAIROBI,  March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Crowds have reportedly set fire to parts of a farm owned by the family of former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, apparently in retaliation for another day of fierce opposition protests. There were no…

US gun violence: Six killed by 28-year-old shooter in Nashville School, Tennessee

NASHVILLE (Tennessee, US), March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A transgender killed six people in a school shooting in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee. Three of the victims – Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney – were pupils aged nine or under at Covenant School, a privately run Christian school.…

Finance Ministry: Fitch Ratings, S&P maintain Peru’s investment grade rating due to fiscal strength

LIMA, March 28 (NNN-ANDINA) — Economy and Finance Minister Alex Contreras affirmed that international credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s maintain Peru’s investment grade rating thanks to its fiscal strength despite the crisis registered in recent months. “Last week, we held a meeting with rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s,…

Peru: 452 districts on northern coast and highlands at risk due to heavy rains

LIMA, March 28 (NNN-ANDINA) — A total of 452 districts on Peru’s northern coast and highlands are currently at risk of landslides, debris flows, or other type of slippage of earth, the National Center for Estimation, Prevention and Disaster Risk Reduction (Cenepred) reported based on the forecast issued by the National Meteorology and…

US: Tornado-ravaged Mississippi faces MORE extreme weather after deadly storms killed at least 26

ROLLING FORK (Mississippi, US), March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tornado-ravaged Mississippi is facing more extreme weather after deadly storms have killed at least 26 and displaced thousands as Biden decleared a state of emergency.  The tornadoes tore through Mississippi and the neighboring Alabama on Friday night and left a trail of havoc more than 160…

Cuba says voter turnout ticked up in legislative elections

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (centre) waiting in line to vote at a polling station in Santa Clara during the country’s legislative election HAVANA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turnout for Cuba’s parliamentary elections at the weekend was almost 76 percent, the national electoral commission said on Monday, an increase on the…

Police fire tear gas as fresh protests erupt in Kenya despite ban

NAIROBI, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protests on Monday over the high cost of living, after the opposition vowed demonstrations would go ahead despite a police ban. Security was tight, with riot police stationed at strategic points in Nairobi and patrolling the streets, while…

Russia says won’t change plans on Belarus nuclear weapons

 MOSCOW, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said Western criticism would not change plans announced by President Vladimir Putin to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus. The West condemned Putin’s weekend announcement on placing the weapons in EU and NATO-bordering Belarus, triggering calls for new sanctions on Moscow. Ukraine said…