Two Shabaab leaders killed as Somali army fights militant group

Somali National Army soldiers killed two leaders of the militant group Al-Shabaab in Dhurshen MOGADISHU, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Somali National Army (SNA) said it killed two leaders of the militant group, Al-Shabaab, in Dhurshen, 35 km north of Hudur town, the capital of Bakol region, and 420km southwest…

Disarm or be removed – Foreign militias in DR Congo warned

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi meets Uhuru Kenyatta, the EAC facilitator of the peace process KINSHASA, Nov 23 (NNN-GNA) — DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta, the East African Community (EAC) facilitator in DR Congo’s peace process, have agreed that foreign armed groups must lay…

EU recommits to support Africa to deal with terrorism threats – European Council President

European Council President Charles Michel ACCRA, Nov 23 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana President Akufo-Addo and the European Council President Charles Michel discussed how to prevent the spillover of terrorism from the Sahel region.Militants have gradually spread their activities from Niger to Burkina Faso and Mali to West Africa’s coastal states. Charles…

How Rwanda will electrify 20% public transport buses by 2030

KIGALI, Nov 23 (NNN-GNA) — Rwanda seeks to convert 20 percent of its public transportation to electric vehicles by 2030.The target, unveiled at the just concluded 27th UN climate change conference, in Egypt, is in line with the Green Growth and Climate Resilient Strategy, a 2050 vision for the country…

UK says monkeypox vaccine is ‘78% effective’

LONDON, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK public health officials said the monkeypox vaccine was 78 per cent effective, urging men who have sex with men to take up the jab. The UK Health Security Agency said its latest analysis “gives an estimate of vaccine effectiveness for a single dose of…

Peru’s President: We wait for Pacific Alliance leaders with open arms

LIMA, Nov 23 (NNN-ANDINA) — President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday affirmed that Peru waits for the leaders of Mexico, Chile, and Colombia (Pacific Alliance members) with open arms, in order to complete the transfer of said bloc’s Pro-Tempore Presidency. “Brother AMLO, we wait for you with open arms, (meaning) this government and its people.…

Men called to champion fight against GBV, spread of HIV: South African minister

PRETORIA, Nov 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, says men are champions of change in preventing the spread of HIV, and addressing gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in communities. “One of the key tasks in preventing gender-based violence in all its forms is to enlist the…

Fight against cancer gets a boost in sub-Saharan Africa

PRETORIA, Nov 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — The National Cancer Registry (NCR) has been named one of three IARC-GICR Collaborating Centres for sub-Saharan Africa by the International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC) Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development (GICR). The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified common childhood cancers and cervical…

South Africa Pres Ramaphosa’s UK State Visit to drive economic growth, turbocharge infrastructure investment

LONDON, Nov 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — The United Kingdom and South Africa will join forces to drive economic growth and turbocharge infrastructure investment, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. He said this at the start of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s formal State Visit. The UK government said the next phase of the…

France, Germany, Italy agree on next-generation space rockets

PARIS, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France, Germany and Italy, the three biggest contributors to the European Space Agency, said they have agreed to guarantee the future of the next-generation Ariane 6 and Vega-C rocket launcher systems. The countries also reaffirmed a preference for launches carried out by European rockets, after…