Tanzania: Tourist arrivals surge as sector recovers from Covid-19 pandemic

Tourist arrivals surge as sector recovers from Covid-19 pandemic DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 7 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TOURISM in Tanzania is rebounding after the Covid-19 period with increasing number of visitor arrivals boosting optimism that the sector will grow beyond pre-pandemic levels. After taking a severe hit during Covid-19, tourists are…

Venezuela investigates deadly military plane crash; all five crew members killed

CARACAS, Nov 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered an investigation to determine the cause of a military plane crash that killed five people, said the defense ministry. Five people died Sunday when a Bolivarian Military Aviation (AMB) plane crashed in the town of Puerto Ayacucho, capital of Amazonas…

Guinea: 22 dead in minibus-truck traffic accident

CONAKRY, Nov 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 22 people were killed and 8 others injured on Sunday when a minibus carrying several students collided with a truck in western Guinea’s Kindia region. The tragedy happened on the national road from Conakry to Kindia, with the truck coming from Kindia’s neighboring…

Varreux Fuel Terminal in Haiti is under police control

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — In two days of operations, Haiti’s Temporary Anti-Gang Unit took control of the country’s main fuel terminal. The authorities control over the terminal, which stores more than 70 percent of the country’s fuel, comes after two months in the hands of the G-9 coalition of…

Uganda: Govt extends Ebola lockdown in Mubende, Kassanda for three more weeks

Uganda: Govt extends Ebola lockdown in Mubende, Kassanda for three more weeks KAMPALA, Nov 7 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The Ugandan Government has extended the initial 21-day lockdown in the two districts of Mubende and Kassanda by an extra three weeks, until late this month as part of efforts to curb the…

Tunisia reports 20,000 new cancer cases every year: AMOP

TUNIS, Nov 7 (NNN-TAP) — Tunisia reports each year 20,000 new cancer cases, Secretary General of the Association of Private Oncologists (AMOP) Chiraz ben Ayed said on Saturday, specifying that cancer is the second cause of death in Tunisia after cardiovascular diseases. Ben Ayed indicated in a statement to TAP…

Tunisia: Foreign investments up 18.9% end of September 2022 – FIPA

TUNIS, Nov 7 (NNN-TAP) — Foreign investment flows to Tunisia were up 18.9% by the end of September 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA). These investments edged up 16.6% compared to the same period in 2020 and fell…

“Total Peace” bill signed into law in Colombia

BOGOTA, Nov 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed into law the “total peace” bill which allows authorities to undertake ceasefire negotiations with remnants of FARC and ELN groups still active in the country, just one day after the initiative was passed by both Houses of Congress. ”There will…

Tanzania: State pulls all resources to contain wildfire at Mt Kilimanjaro – PM Majaliwa

State pulls all resources to contain wildfire at Mt Kilimanjaro DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 7 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE Tanzanian government has pulled all resources to contain wildfire at Mount Kilimanjaro and vowed to strengthen the disaster management unit to address such calamities in future. Tabling the Mount Kilimanjaro wildfire report…

Zanzibar economy on speedy recovery- Pres Mwinyi

Zanzibar President, Dr Hussein Mwinyi ZANZIBAR, Nov 7 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — ZANZIBAR economy is on a speedy recovery, with the country registering 181 projects worth over 3 billion US dollars (about 7tri/-) in two years, President Hussein Mwinyi said. “Despite the Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine war, our economy has all indications of…