Djibouti and Cuba strengthen health cooperation

HAVANA, Nov 3 (NNN-ACN) — Doctors Jose Angel Portal Miranda and Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh, health ministers of Cuba and Djibouti respectively expressed their willingness to further strengthen cooperation links in the health sector, particularly in the areas of biotechnology, training of specialists and professional collaboration.During Talks on Wednesday, Robleh Abdilleh…

South Africa: Do right by women and children, urges minister Zulu

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 3 (NNN-SANEWS) — Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, has challenged South Africa citizens to hold unresponsive officials accountable when dealing with the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). “We are here because we need to hold each other accountable. We need to pull our energies together and…

Hurricane Lisa menaces Central America

BELIZE CITY, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The northern part of Central America was on high alert for the passage of Hurricane Lisa, with warnings of devastating winds, downpours and flash floods also affecting Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a hurricane warning for Honduras’ Bay Islands, the…

Ethiopia warring parties agree to truce deal

PRETORIA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The warring sides in Ethiopia’s devastating conflict have agreed on a truce, the African Union’s mediator announced following marathon talks in South Africa. The deal was unveiled almost two years to the day since the start of a war that has claimed many thousands of…

Peru: President Castillo leads new Council of Ministers session

LIMA, Nov 3 (NNN-ANDINA) — The President of the Republic Pedro Castillo led a new session of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. As usual, the Head of State was joined by Cabinet Chief Anibal Torres and other State ministers. This meeting started at 8:30 a.m. (local time) at the Government Palace in Lima.…

Peru has lowest debt in region, it is difficult to justify Fitch Ratings: Central Bank

LIMA, Nov 3 (NNN-ANDINA) — Central Reserve Bank (BCR) Governor Julio Velarde affirmed that Peru has the lowest debt in the region. Thus, he said, it is really difficult to justify what Fitch Ratings did (revision of Peru’s outlook) revising to negative from stable. On Oct 20, the agency announced…

South Africa’s trade surplus rises as exports increase

PRETORIA, Nov 2 (NNN-CGTN) — South Africa’s trade surplus increased to about 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in September, rising from 344 million dollars recorded in August owing to some increases in exports, the First National Bank (FNB) said. There was a 10 percent month-on-month increase in surplus for exports and…

Update: State of Emergency imposed on 2 coastal provinces of Ecuador in wake of attacks

QUITO, Nov 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least five Ecuadorean police officers were killed on Tuesday in explosive attacks in response to prisoner transfers from overcrowded and violent penitentiaries, prompting President Guillermo Lasso to declare a state of emergency in two provinces. Lasso declared a state of emergency in the two…

South Africa: Durban opens more beaches as water quality improves

DURBAN, Nov 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African City of Durban announced on Tuesday that it has reopened more beaches following improved water quality. This comes after many beaches had a high level of E.coli that eThekwini Municipality pointed the finger at the sewage infrastructure damage due to the April…

Kenya send army to help DR Congo fight rebels

Kenyan troops will join the Congolese military’s efforts to quell violence in the east  NAIROBI, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya is deploying the first contingent of a regional peacekeeping force to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. President William Ruto will on Wednesday morning preside over a flagging-off ceremony in Nairobi…