Truce holds in east DR Congo despite ambushes

GOMA (DR Congo), Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A ceasefire between government troops and M23 rebels appeared to be holding for a third day on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite clashes between rival militias, residents said. Under the ceasefire that came into force on Friday night, the…

US charges three for supporting Cameroon separatists

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Justice Department announced charges against three men who allegedly helped fund Anglophone separatist fighters in Cameroon and supported the 2020 kidnapping of Catholic cardinal Christian Tumi. The three men, US citizens of Cameroon origin, are accused of raising $350,000 for arms and bomb-making…

Cuba-Caribbean Community Summit in December

Cuba-Caribbean Community Summit in DecemberHAVANA, Nov 29 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba and the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will hold their 8th Summit on Dec 6, in Barbados.According to the Twitter account of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, the summit will mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and…

Operation Desert Light: Europol dismantled massive cocaine ‘super cartel’

Europol made 49 arrests after two-year investigation  MADRID, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A drug “super cartel” that controlled about a third of Europe’s cocaine supply has been dismantled, police have announced. Dubbed Operation Desert Light, 49 people were arrested across six European countries including a British national, who is suspected…

US shooting violence: White gunman pleads guilty to murder and terrorism charges during racially motivated attack

 NEW YORK, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A white gunman who shot and killed 10 black people in a racially motivated attack in Buffalo, New York, has pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism charges. The plea means Payton Gendron will be sentenced to life in prison without parole. New York does…

US: Pres Biden urges Congress to step in to prevent ‘devastating’ rail strike

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden called on Congress to intervene urgently to prevent a strike by railroad workers that he warned would “devastate our economy.” Biden asked Congress to deploy rarely used legislative powers to force adoption of a preliminary deal which freight rail companies and…

Colombia sending troops to southern border to fight drug gangs

BOGOTÁ, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia is to deploy 400 soldiers to fight drug traffickers operating across its rural southern borders, after a recent spike in killings and internal displacement, the South American country’s government said. There will be six sectors along Colombia’s borders with Ecuador, Peru and Brazil, “with…

Judge orders release of former Ecuadoran Vice President Jorge Glas

QUITO, Nov 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Former Ecuadoran Vice President Jorge Glas may regain his freedom after a judge issued a precautionary measure for that purpose.     Judge Emerson Curipallo, of the Criminal Unit of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, issued a release order in favor of the former vice-president, who…

Colombian peace signatories assume JEP resolution; former rebels accept responsibility for kidnappings, homicides during conflict

BOGOTA, Nov 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The last secretariat of the extinct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) said on Monday that it accepts with respect and willingness the Resolution of Conclusions of the Chamber of Recognition of Truth.     Last Friday, the Chamber of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace…

Angola gives final touches to Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Summit

BRUSSELS, Nov 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — On Monday, Georges Chikoti, Secretary-General of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), discussed with Angolan Foreign Minister, Téte António, the preparations for the next summit of the bloc.     The meeting took place in Brussels on the sidelines of the 115th session…