Head of Ethiopia Supreme Court resigns

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 18 (NNN-GNA) — The head of Ethiopia’s Supreme Court, Meaza Ashenafi, and her deputy, Solomon Areda, have resigned.According to media report, the two did not give any reason for their resignation.Judge Meaza, was appointed Supreme Court president in 2018 by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.In the late 1980s…

Seychelles’ passport retains top spot as best in Africa

VICTORIA, Jan 18 (NNN-SEYCHELLES NEWS AGENCY) — The Henley Passport Index ranks Seychelles as 29th out of 199 countries for the first quarter of 2023 for the ability of the country’s passport holders to visit 153 countries visa free. The index is prepared by London-based Henley and Partners, a global…

Somalia: Somali troops dislodge 3rd town from Al-Shabaab in two days

EL-DHER [Somalia), Jan 18 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The war against Al-Shabaab is raging on at a speed time as the Somalia Nasional Army and vigilantes take over three towns within two days, a victory that will live long. The minister of defense Abdulakadir Mohamed Nur ticked with a green pen the…

International tourist arrivals doubled in 2022: UN

MADRID, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International tourist arrivals doubled in 2022 over the previous year, and should reach near pre-pandemic levels in 2023 thanks to the lifting of travel restrictions, especially in China, the UN’s tourism body said. There were 917 million global tourist arrivals last year, up from 455…

Peru unrest: 90% of reservations in Cusco canceled due to protests

CUSCO (Peru), Jan 18 (NNN-ANDINA) — The standstill implemented by a sector of the population in Cusco severely affects the tourism sector. Moreover, the region’s Chamber of Commerce confirmed that 90% of reservations have been canceled until the end of March. The organization said that out of the 3,000 tourists who used…

Peru unrest: President Boluarte offers dialogue to address social demands

LIMA, Jan 18 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte offers the government “hands and hearts to those who take to the streets,” in order to listen to the demands they issue peacefully. Participating in the ceremony marking the opening of the Constitutional Court (TC) jurisdictional year, she reiterated that her administration promotes…

Tanzania’s economy on track, says Finance Ministry

‘Economy on track’ DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 17 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA’S economy is on the right track despite shocks exerted by the global rise of inflation, war in Ukraine and Covid-19, thanks to the measures taken by the government to diversify the production sector. The Deputy Permanent Secretary in the…

UK-Rwanda deportation scheme faces new appeal

LONDON, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two appeal court judges in London on Monday ruled that a legal challenge can be mounted against the UK government’s controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The High Court concluded last month that the proposal, introduced to cut record numbers of migrants crossing…

Road crash in Senegal kills 19: firefighters

DAKAR, Jan 17 (NNN-NEWVISION) — Nineteen people were killed on Monday when a bus and a truck collided in northern Senegal, firefighters said, eight days after a smashup between two buses left 40 dead.   Twenty-four people were injured in Monday’s accident, which occurred near Sakal in the Louga region,…

Cuba thanks Algeria for its support in the fight against US blockade

ALGIERS, Jan 17 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Yudi Rodriguez, thanked the support of Algeria in the fight against the US blockade.     In the framework of her participation in the 16th Congress of the Polisario Front…