Kenya, Tanzania launch postal cross border business partnership

NAMANGA (Kenya-Tanzania border post), Nov 10 (NNN-KBC) — The Postal Corporation of Kenya has launched a cross-border business partnership with the Tanzania Postal Corporation to facilitate ease of doing business and enhance service delivery between the two countries. The partnership will offer a platform that will ensure fast and efficient…

UN continues effort to renew Ukraine grain deal as agreement renewal date approach Nov 19: spokeswoman

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The world body continues to conduct consultations in an effort to have the Black Sea Grain Initiative renewed, said a UN spokeswoman on Wednesday. “We continue to urge parties to continue exerting full and good faith in the implementation of the initiative and to…

At least 5 Boko Haram militants killed in Niger; army rescued 7 kidnapped women

NIAMEY, Nov 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigerien troops killed at least five members of the extremist group Boko Haram and rescued seven abductees in the southern border region of Diffa, the Ministry of Defense said. After Boko Haram abducted seven women and a man in Diffa on Monday, the National Guard…

Twitter lays off all staff at its only Africa office in Ghana

ACCRA, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twitter has fired nearly all its staff in Ghana, which was home to its only office in Africa. The firm “is re-organising its operations as a result of a need to reduce costs,” read Twitter’s email. The layoffs were part of a global staff cull introduced…

Listeria outbreak: Deli meat linked to deadly infections in US; 16 infected, 1 dead

Listeria infection is rare and usually causes a mild illness in healthy people  WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A listeria outbreak has hit six US states, infecting 16 people and killing one of them, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said.  At least 13 people have been admitted to…

Mexico blames gas leak for deaths of 3 US tourists

MEXICO CITY, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The deaths of three American tourists in Mexico City last month were caused by a gas leak in their Airbnb rental apartment, the prosecutor’s office said. The three tourists were found dead in the apartment on Oct 30 after traveling to Mexico to celebrate…

Storm Nicole caused no serious damage in Antigua and Barbuda

SAINT JOHN, Nov 10 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Pelting rains coming from Storm Nicole are falling on Antigua and Barbuda, but without causing serious damage to local infrastructures, the National Civil Defense System reported on Wednesday.     This natural phenomenon is gathering clouds over our area, so if it continues moving to…

Peacekeepers help Central African Republic (CAR) fight violence, organize appeals court session: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) is helping national authorities in preventing and reducing violence at the community level, a UN spokeswoman said. The mission, known by its French acronym as MINUSCA, is also helping to organize the Bangui Court…

Pres Macron announces official end of French military operation in the Sahel

PARIS, Nov 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday the official end of the French military operation Barkhane in the Sahel region in Africa. “We do not intend to engage without a time limit,” Macron said in Toulon in the south of France. However, he added that…

Strikes sweep across UK, as high inflation heats up pay disputes

LONDON, Nov 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — A series of large-scale strikes are set to disrupt daily life in the United Kingdom (UK) over the next few months, due to long-running disputes over pay. The walkouts are expected to take a huge economic toll. Strikes on the London Underground will go ahead…