Tanzania strengthens fight against antimicrobial resistance

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 5 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The Tanzanian government has reinforced efforts to tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by strengthening health systems, boosting scientific research and promoting the responsible use of medicines to protect public health, livelihoods and the environment. It also urged African nations to join the global effort by…

Tanzania lures Turkish investment at Vision 25 Conference

INSTANBUL (Turkiye), Dec 5 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA continues to deepen its business and investment ties with the government of Turkey, as the Vision 25 Connectivity Conference affirms it. The coference was organized by the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association in Turkey (MÜSIAD). At the conference, Tanzania’s Ambassador to Turkey, Iddi Seif Bakari…

Brazil police probe plight of near-extinct blue parrot

Spix’s macaws (Cyanopsitta spixii) are seen in the Spix’s Macaws Conservation Centre at the Sao Paulo Zoo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil BRASILIA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian police said they were probing the outbreak of a lethal virus among some of the last Spix’s macaws, one of the world’s rarest…

Increasing violence in Central African Republic concerns humanitarians: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN humanitarians said on Thursday they were concerned about the impact of armed violence on civilians in southeast Central African Republic (CAR). The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) cited local sources reporting ambushes in the Mboki region on Sunday and…

Armed clashes shut down coastal highway in western Libya

TRIPOLI, Dec 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — A key coastal highway running through Libya’s city of Zawiya, about 60 km west of the capital Tripoli, was completely shut down on Thursday evening following an exchange of fire between local armed groups, local media reported. According to Al-Masar television channel, fighters from the…

‘Besieged’ Venezuela unveils reduced budget for 2026

CARACAS, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of a “besieged” Venezuela on Thursday unveiled a proposed 2026 budget which, in US dollars, is 12 percent smaller than its spending plan for this year. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez presented a $19.9 billion budget for 2026 to the National Assembly as President…

AfDB grants nearly 18 mln USD in debt relief to Somalia

MOGADISHU, Dec 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) said it has approved additional debt relief for Somalia, paving the way for full cancellation of all African Development Fund loans to the country covering the 2024-2039 period. The lender said the approval follows Somalia’s strong progress on macroeconomic…

US signs health aid deal with Kenya in PresTrump first

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Thursday signed a $2.5 billion health aid deal with Kenya, the first such bilateral agreement after President Donald Trump tore down the historic US aid agency and sidelined NGOs. Trump administration officials said the agreement would be the first in a…

Spain, Morocco PMs meet with disputed territory on agenda

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez MADRID, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hosted his Moroccan counterpart in Madrid on Thursday for talks with the European Union’s strategic North African neighbour, notably on the sensitive Western Sahara. The vast, resource-rich former Spanish colony mostly controlled by Morocco has…

Most Germans, French see ‘high risk’ of war with Russia, survey shows

The Kremlin PARIS, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A majority of citizens in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and several other European Union member states believe there is a high chance of Russia going to war with their country, a survey has found.Across nine European countries surveyed, just over half of respondents…