Kenyan Pres Ruto meets French counterpart Macron, agree to enhance business opportunities

PARIS, Jan 25 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya and France have agreed to enhance their cooperation in developmental projects. The two countries have further undertaken to diversify and harness existing business opportunities between them. In a meeting between President William Ruto and Emmanuel Macron at Elysee Palace in Paris on Tuesday, the…

Verification process to admit Somalia into East African Community commences

EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki and Somalia President Hassan Mohamud MOGADISHU, Jan 25 (NNN-KBC) — The East African Community (EAC) has officially launched a verification mission to assess the Federal Republic of Somalia’s readiness to join the regional bloc. Senior officials from all EAC Partner States commenced the process Wednesday…

High British Court opens hearings on lawsuit against Cuba

LONDON, Jan 25 (NNN-ACN) — A high court in London opened oral hearings on Monday related to a lawsuit filed by a vulture fund against Cuba’s National Bank and the Cuban State.According to Granma, witness to declare are the president of the Cuban National Bank Joscelin Rio Alvarez and first…

South African Government urges its citizens caution during on-going heatwave; 8 deaths so far

PRETORIA, Jan 25 (NNN-SANEWS) — Government has urged South Africans to take extra caution as the heatwave persists in certain parts of the country.  In a statement, GCIS Acting Director-General, Michael Currin, said: “We are concerned about the impact of the hot weather, parts of South Africa has been experiencing.”…

Climate: Temperate Europe sees southern climes in 2022 – the hottest year on record for many cities

 PARIS, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several western European cities were hit last year by high temperatures normally recorded in regions hundreds of kilometres south, a climate monitor found Wednesday. Last summer was the hottest on record in Europe, which was blanketed by heatwaves and droughts fuelling deadly wildfires on the…

Spain’s gastronomic fair: Peru showcases best of its cuisine and export potential at Madrid Fusion

MADRID, Jan 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru participates at Madrid Fusion 2023 —the most important gastronomic event in Spain— highlighting the great work carried out by Peruvian entrepreneurs and chefs who have chosen the Iberian country as a place to develop their culinary talent. According to Peru’s Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru), the…

Peru’s Sanipes signs fish export control agreement with South Korea

LIMA, Jan 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s National Service of Fisheries Health (Sanipes) —an institution attached to the Ministry of Production— has signed a mutual agreement on the safety of hydrobiological products with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea. This will strengthen safety control in Peruvian exports to…

Peru unrest: Attorney General launches inquiry into Interior Minister as citizens march through Lima Downtown streets

LIMA, Jan 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s Attorney General Patricia Benavides has launched a preliminary investigation against Interior Minister Vicente Romero, as the alleged perpetrator of the crime of omission of functional acts to the detriment of the Peruvian State, over the events that occurred at the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) facilities…

Indigenous group sues Canada utility for $1.6 bn over dam

MONTREAL, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s Innu community announced it had filed suit against Quebec province’s state-owned power company, alleging it wrongfully destroyed the Indigenous group’s land during construction of a massive dam. For the “devastating impacts” and “irreparable harm” caused by Hydro-Quebec’s construction of the Churchill Falls mega-dam in…

UN agencies aid South Africa’s mass vaccinations against measles outbreak

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN team in South Africa is supporting government mass vaccination efforts to quell a continuing measles outbreak, a UN spokesman said. Resident Coordinator Nelson Muffuh is leading the UN effort following the measles outbreak in five of the country’s nine provinces, said Stephane…