Cuban president traveling to Mexico and Belize for enhancing ties; Colombian VP Francia Marquez visits Cuba

HAVANA, Feb 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced Thursday that he would soon travel to Mexico and Belize to deepen his country’s relations with those nations.     On his Twitter profile, the Cuban head of State wrote: “We will be in Campeche this weekend to meet with our…

UNICEF condemns nine-fold rise in violence targeting Haitian schools

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday condemned acts of armed violence targeting schools in Haiti have spiked nine-fold in one year amid rising insecurity and widespread unrest.     In the first four months of the academic year (October – February), 72 schools were reportedly targeted…

Brazil’s Pres Lula arrives in US for a meeting at the White House with Joe Biden

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday arrived in Washington to meet at the White House on Friday with President Joe Biden.     “We´ve just arrived,” Lula tweeted after arriving in the United States and got off the plane accompanied by his wife…

Kenya, Eritrea resolve to abolish visa requirements

Kenya’s President William Ruto and his Eritrean counterpart Isaias Afwerki NAIROBI, Feb 10 (NNN-KBC) –Kenya and Eritrea have resolved to permanently abolish visa requirements for their respective citizens. President William Ruto and his Eritrean counterpart Isaias Afwerki said the move will facilitate growth in trade and connectivity between the citizens…

US issues security alert as Kenyan police pursue 5 terror suspects

NAIROBI, Feb 10 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyas Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is appealing to members of the public to volunteer information that may lead to the arrest of five dangerous terror suspects, linked to the Al-Shabaab terror network. DCI made the appeal moments after the US Embassy in Kenya issued…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia, IAEA discuss safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant MOSCOW, Feb 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russian officials and a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held a new round of consultations in Moscow on Thursday on cooperation in ensuring the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP). Alexei Likhachev, director general of…

World Bank official urges equal opportunities for Ghanaian girls in science education

ACCRA, Feb 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — A senior World Bank official called on the Ghanaian government to create more equal opportunities for girls in science education. Jaime Saavedra, a global education director for the World Bank, made the call during a two-day visit to Ghana to discuss the strategic vision for…

Cuba reports first perceptible tremor in 2023

HAVANA, Feb 10 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba’s National Seismologic Service reported a perceptible tremor Wednesday morning some 600 kilometers southeast of the Isle of Youth, an isle-municipality to the south of the western portion of the main island of Cuba.The seismological event was perceived in several localities in the Isle of…

Bahamian authorities return 130 irregular Cuban migrants

HAVANA, Feb 10 (NNN-ACN) — A flight coming from The Bahamas brought back to Havana’s Jose Marti International airport a group of 130 irregular Cuban migrants, the Cuban Interior Ministry announced.The group was made up of 107 men, 22 women and one minor, which has been the largest deportation of…

South Sudan summons Kenya’s envoy over border dispute

Security personnel on patrol in Turkana, Kenya after an attack by Toposa militia of South Sudan JUBA, Feb 10 (NNN-GNA) — South Sudan summoned Kenya’s envoy to Juba Samuel Nandwa to protest an alleged encroachment on its territory.A statement issued by South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation…