Cuba praises restart of talks between Colombian Government and ELN

HAVANA, Nov 22 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba is observing with hope the resumption of the talks between the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN), said the first secretary of the Cuban Party’s Central Committee and president of the country, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez.On Twitter, the Cuban leader, who is…

Cuba sends condolences for earthquake in Indonesia

 HAVANA, Nov 22 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla sent condolences to the people and government of Indonesia for the loss of lives and damage caused by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that shook the province of West Java Monday, with a preliminary toll of 162 dead and hundreds of…

Preliminary results: Teodoro Obiang, world’s longest-ruling leader looks set to secure new term after 43 years in power

President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang MALABO, Nov 22 (NNN-GNA) — Preliminary election results released by Equatorial Guinea’s government showed the ruling party winning over 99% of votes counted so far in presidential, legislative, and municipal elections held on Sunday, Nov 20.The tiny, authoritarian, oil-producing Central African state is run…

AU commits to ending scourge of violence against women

AU also adopts to increase investment in gender transformative social protection programmes DAKAR (Senegal), Nov 22 (NNN-GNA) — The African Union Commission has adopted key areas to advance, promote, and accelerate actions to prevent, address, and end the scourge of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) on the continent.The critical…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: WHO warns of ‘life-threatening’ winter for millions in Ukraine

  KYIV, Nov  22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization warned that the upcoming winter would be “life-threatening” for millions of Ukrainians after a series of devastating Russian attacks on the country’s energy grid.  “This winter will be life-threatening for millions of people in Ukraine,”Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for…

Over 4,000 Zimbabwean doctors and nurses left the country in 2021, mostly to Britain

Zimbabwean medical workers sit outside Sally Mugabe Hospital during a strike to press for higher pay HARARE, Nov 21 (NNN-SABC) — Zimbabwean health workers have left the country in droves over the past year, a senior official at the Health Services Board (HSB) revealed. More than 4 000 health workers…

South Africa: President Ramaphosa embarks on UK Royal State Visit

PRETORIA, Nov 21 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week conduct a State Visit to the United Kingdom from Nov 22 to 23. The President will honour the invitation of King Charles III with the visit that commences on Tuesday and will end on Wednesday. The Presidency in a…

UK appeal hearing to rule on ‘IS bride’

 LONDON, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman who lost her British citizenship after joining the Daesh group in Syria will on Monday have her case reviewed, with her lawyers arguing that she was a “victim of trafficking”. Shamima Begum is one of hundreds of Europeans whose fate following the 2019 collapse…

Colombia: Clashes between two rebel factions kill 18

BOGOTÁ, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 18 people were killed in Colombia in clashes between holdouts from the former rebel army FARC and another armed group linked to drug trafficking, the government said. The government ombudsman’s office said the fighting occurred on Saturday in southwest Colombia, near the border with…

Update: 5-storey building collapses in Ruiru, hours after evacuation

RUIRU (Kenya), Nov 21 (NNN-KBC) — A five-storey building that had developed cracks at Ruiru town, in Kiambu County has collapsed shortly after it was evacuated. The building divided into commercial and residential parts and located right opposite the Ruiru police station came down in the wee hours of Monday…