Peru: Agricultural exports reach record high of US$10.421 billion in 2022

LIMA, Feb 10 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s agricultural exports reached a record high of US$10.421 billion in 2022, a 13.6% growth compared to the sales recorded in 2021, the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported. Between January and December last year, traditional agricultural exports amounted to US$/1.340 billion, up 58.9% from 2021, due…

Peru: PPP accumulates investment worth over US$34 billion in 20 years

LIMA, Feb 10 (NNN-ANDINA) — Investments worth more than US$34 billion in strategic sectors such as sanitation, ports, and electricity, among others, are the accumulated positive impact of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mechanism over the past 20 years in Peru, Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversion) Executive-Director Jose Salardi has reported. The official…

Peru unrest: President Boluarte meets with Machu Picchu mayor

LIMA, Feb 10 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte, together with Culture Minister Leslie Urteaga, met with Machu Picchu District Mayor Elvis La Torre to work on various projects for the development of this locality, including the reopening of the Inca citadel. “Machu Picchu is a global attraction. We have to revive tourism, which…

South Africa: Lesotho Highlands Water Project full-scale construction to commence this year

PRETORIA, Feb 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the full-scale construction works for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase 2 will commence this year after being delayed for a number of years. Delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall…

South Africa: President Ramaphosa declares State of Disaster to address energy crisis

PRETORIA, Feb 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national State of Disaster – with immediate effect – as a response to the current energy crisis gripping South Africa. Eskom has been battling to keep the lights on for the past few months, leading to increased stages of…

Tanzania: At least 12 killed, several injured in midnight Dodoma crash

DODOMA (Tanzania), Feb 9 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — At least 12 people died and several others injured after a bus collided with a lorry at Silwa Pandambili village along the Dodoma-Morogoro highway. According to sources, the deadly crash occurred at around 12 midnight Thursday. The bus owned by Frester Bus Company was…

Chile wildfires: Fire-fighting brigades from Mexico and Colombia arrive

SANTIAGO, Feb 9 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — New groups of specialists from Mexico and Colombia arrived Wednesday in Chile to help contain the wildfires in the center-south of the country, which have already devastated more than 290,000 hectares.     The Mexican contingent of the National Forestry Commission, with experience in dealing with…

Venezuela sent forces and supplies to support Türkiye and Syria

CARACAS, Feb 9 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Venezuelan government sent more than 50 specialized search and rescue forces, food and medical supplies to Türkiye and Syria, to support recovery efforts after Monday’s devastating earthquake.     The group departed Wednesday night from Simón Bolívar International Airport, in Maiquetía, La Guaira State, in…

President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki in Nairobi for two-day official visit

President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki NAIROBI, Feb 9 (NNN-KBC) — President of the State of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki has arrived in Kenya for a two day official visit. During President Afwerki’s two-day visit, he is expected to meet his host President William Ruto for bilateral talks between the two countries. Afwerki…

UNDP: Lack of jobs, main reason driving terrorism in Africa

A soldier guards a strategic location in Ouallam, Niger DAKAR, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa is lack of job opportunities, according to a new report released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). The report released on Tuesday…