Peru unrest: Family of detained protesters clamour for news

LIMA, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Friends and family of nearly 200 people arrested during a protest against Peru’s government waited outside a Lima detention center Sunday searching for any news of their loved ones. “I want to know where my brother is,” said Domitila Quispe, one of many people clustered…

US violence: California Lunar New Year mass shooter dead, motive unclear – police

MONTEREY PARK (California, US), Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The gunman believed to have killed 10 people during Lunar New Year celebrations in California shot himself dead as police moved in to arrest him, the local sheriff said. An intensive manhunt began late Saturday after a man opened fire inside a…

Kenya: State agencies assure consumers genetically modified maize is safe for consumption

NAIROBI, Jan 23 (NNN-KBC) — Government agencies appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock have given assurance to the public that locally produced BT maize is fit for human and animal consumption as the country deliberates on whether to introduce genetically engineered foods into Kenya’s food system.…

Uganda approves license application for construction of $4B oil pipeline to Tanzania’s Tanga Port

KAMPALA, Jan 23 (NNN-KBC) — Uganda government has approved a license application for the construction of East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) that will deliver crude oil to Tanga Port in Tanzania. The license application made by the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Company is expected to promote transparency and…

AfCFTA organises business forum to boost trade among African countries

AfCFTA organises business forum to boost trade among African countries slated for March 2023 ACCRA (Ghana), Jan 23 (NNN-KBC) — The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will organise the first Tujenge Pamoja Africa Business Forum slated for March 8-10, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. The primary outcomes for…

Somali troops kill six al-Shabaab militants

Al-Shabaab fighters MOGADISHU, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Somali troops on Sunday killed six al-Shabaab militants and ended the hours-long siege by the al-Qaeda-linked network in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, authorities said. A statement from Somalia’s Ministry of Information said that five civilians were also killed in the suicide…

Macron calls on France, Germany to become pioneers of Europe refoundation

PARIS, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — France and Germany should together become “pioneers” in the refoundation of Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of France-Germany reconciliation. Macron pointed out that the first task of the two countries, as pioneers, should be building together a…

Namibia blames Covid-19 for poor 2022 high school academic results; only 5,000 out of 38,000 passed

WINDHOEK, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) — COVID-19 is blamed as one of the causes of the poor results of the 2022 senior secondary certificate ordinary level and senior secondary certificate advanced subsidiary in Namibia due to the loss of face-to-face teaching and learning time at the pandemic’s peak. Out of more…

Canadian government announces agreement to settle lawsuit over indigenous residential schools

A memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School OTTAWA, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Canadian federal government has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by two British Columbia First Nations for the loss of language and culture caused by residential schools. According to a press release issued by…

Bolivian region declares red alert for dengue fever

LA PAZ, Jan 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Health authorities in the eastern Bolivian department of Santa Cruz declared a “red alert” for dengue fever due to an alarming rise in cases and four deaths from the disease this year. Carlos Hurtado, head of epidemiology of the department’s health services, told the…