Sahel: France to announce the official end of Operation Barkhane

PARIS, Nov 9 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — French President Emmanuel Macron will officially announce on Wednesday the end of the Barkhane anti-jihadist operation in the Sahel, a little less than three months after the withdrawal of French soldiers from Mali, the Elysee Palace said. This announcement will have no impact on the…

Court orders striking Kenya Airways pilots back to work

NAIROBI, Nov 9 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A Nairobi court has ordered striking Kenya Airways pilots to return to work by Wednesday morning after the days-long walkout forced dozens of flight cancellations and left thousands of passengers stranded. The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) launched the strike at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International…

US charges Haitian gang leaders over kidnappings, offers reward

A fuel terminal is seen from a plane in Port-au-Prince, Haiti WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has announced charges against a total of seven Haitian gang leaders for their alleged involvement in the kidnappings of US citizens, as Washington heaps pressure on armed groups and others contributing to a…

Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders hold talks in US with Blinken hours after new shootout

Secretary of State Antony Blinken (top left) speaks during a meeting with Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov, and Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at Blair House, Washington WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armenia and Azerbaijan held peace talks on Monday, mediated by the United States, just hours after…

UN agencies raise concern over refugee influx into Malawi

BLANTYRE (Malawi), Nov 8 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — UN agencies in Malawi say an influx of hundreds of refugees escaping fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo is straining already scarce resources at Malawi’s largest refugee camp. The U.N.’s World Food Program (WFP) has warned it is quickly running out of food…

Brazil soaring exports of corn and soybeans

BRASILIA, Nov 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil maize exports reached almost 32 million tons in the first ten months of the year, which is more than double the volume shipped in the same period in 2021, (14,5 million tons), according to the country’s National Association of Cereal Exporters, ANEC. The amount…

Kenya among 8 countries picked for resilience support by UNESCO

NAIROBI, Nov 8 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is among eight countries benefiting from the UNESCO Covid-19 crisis response programme aimed at supporting tourism recovery around World Heritage Sites. Already sensitisation of the project in both Lamu and Mombasa has kicked off targeted at those earning a living through tourism economic activities…

Venezuela, Colombia resume flights after 2-year break

CARACAS, Nov 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela and Colombia resumed mutual flights on Monday as relations between the two South American neighbors pick up. The flight on Monday by Turpial Airlines from the Venezuelan capital Caracas to the Colombian capital Bogota is the first one in two years since the COVID-19…

Bahamas is closely monitoring Subtropical Storm Nicole

NASSAU, Nov 8 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Bahamas´ “Weather Department” is currently closely monitoring the Subtropical Storm Nicole, which is located north of Puerto Rico, due to the risk of hitting this country causing coastal floods and large swells.    towards the southwest of the Atlantic Ocean it could also bring about hurricane-force…

Poland demands Germany for WWII reparations

WARSAW, Nov 8 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Poland’s foreign minister signed an official note to Germany requesting the payment of about 1.3 trillion euros in reparations for the damage incurred by occupying Nazi Germans during World War II.     We´re preparing feature films and a large-scale global media operation on this subject,…