Angola promotes business with Africa, Caribbean and Pacific

sa Latina LUANDA, Dec 8 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Foreign companies investing in Angola can repatriate their returns safely and in a timely manner, the government said on Wednesday at a meeting with African, Caribbean, and Pacific enterprises.     On behalf of the government, the minister of State for Economic Coordination, Manuel…

AU welcomes signing of military-civilian pact in Sudan

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat ADDIS ABABA, Dec 8 (NNN-KBC) — The African Union (AU) has welcomed the signing of the Framework Agreement reached Dec 5 between Sudan Sovereign Council and the civilian political parties. In a statement, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission,…

Sudan: UN welcomes ‘courageous’ military-civilian pact towards democratic future

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8 (NNN-KBC) — Senior UN officials have welcomed an agreement signed on Monday between military and civilian leaders in Sudan as a “courageous” step forward towards the establishment of democratic rule. Signed in the capital Khartoum after months of negotiations following last year’s military coup which derailed…

Over 2.6 mln Somali children vaccinated against polio, measles: UN

MOGADISHU, Dec 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday that 2.61 million children in Somalia have been vaccinated against measles and polio. The UN agencies said the nationwide integrated immunization campaign which was rolled out in November amid severe…

Violence in Sudan’s Upper Nile State forces thousands of civilians to flee: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State has forced many people to flee into Sudan or hide in swamps, a UN spokeswoman said. “According to local responders, at least 75 percent of the newly displaced are women and children,” said Stephanie Tremblay, an associate…

Mexico postpones Pacific Alliance summit due to Peruvian president’s ouster

MEXICO CITY, Dec 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexico on Wednesday announced the postponement of the 17th Summit of the Pacific Alliance after Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was impeached by Congress earlier in the day. “Given the latest events in Peru, we have agreed to postpone the Summit of the Pacific Alliance…

Seven killed in armed clashes in northeastern Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Dec 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least seven people were killed Wednesday in a series of clashes between armed civilians and soldiers in Nuevo Laredo, a city in northeastern Mexico’s Tamaulipas state that borders the United States, the state Secretariat of Public Security said. Given “the emergency situation, we…

EU new sanctions target Russia’s armed forces, drone supply

BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Commission on Wednesday proposed the ninth package of sanctions against Russia that will include almost 200 individuals and entities and cut Russia’s access to drones. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that the eight packages of sanctions introduced…

Cuba denounces cyber attack against its Foreign Ministry

HAVANA, Dec 8 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced illegal actions by cyber-pirates against the website of the Cuban Foreign Ministry.On his Twitter account, Rodriguez condemned the action as part of a non-conventional war in the digital area, which violate norms and regulations for the peaceful and responsible…

Cuban President in Grenada: “We are brothers and sisters”

ST GEORGE’S, Dec 8 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has arrived in the Caribbean island nation of Grenada, as part of a regional tour that took him to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados, where he attended a Caricom-Cuba summit.Upon his arrival at Grenada’s Maurice Bishop international airport,…