Cuba faces a new battle at the UN against US blockade

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 2 (NNN-ACN) — Every year since 1992, Cuba has presented to the United Nations General Assembly the report on the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against the island, which remains intact due to the genocidal policy of more than 60…

Kilimanjaro on fire: TPDF deploys troops 12 days after

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 2 (NNN-GNA) — The Chief of Defence Forces of the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) General Jacob John Mkunda has ordered the deployment of troops on Mt Kilimanjaro – Africa’s highest mountain – to help curb the raging flames.“Officers and men of TPDF have already arrived…

Nigerian army kills 43 suspected ISWAP fighters, arrest leader

ABUJA, Nov 2 (NNN-GNA) — The Nigerian military has killed at least 43 suspected terrorists, believed to be members of the Islamic State’s West African Province (ISWAP) after a failed attempt to attack a detention facility located in New Bussa, Niger State.The ISWAP fighters were killed in Nigeria’s North Central…

South Africa: Time for action to end scourge of GBVF – Pres Ramaphosa

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has challenged delegates attending the second Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) to be focused on action and results toward ending violence against women and children. “As a society, ending violence against women and children cannot be anything…

Peru: Over 21,000 coca hectares eradicated so far in 2022

LIMA, Nov 2 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Ministry of Interior (Mininter) has eradicated more than 21,000 hectares of illegal coca plantations in the valleys of five Peruvian regions during the current year, thus preventing these crops from being used in the potential production of cocaine hydrochloride. The reduction of this considerable space was possible…

IDB: Peru to host biggest digital government event in LatAm, Caribbean

LIMA, Nov 2 (NNN-ANDINA) — Top government authorities from the Americas, Asia, and Europe will convene on Nov 10-11 in Lima for the region’s most important meeting on electronic government, the Inter-American Development Bank has announced. The Seventh Digital Government Ministerial Meeting of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in…

Peruvian mission lands in Australia seeking new mining investments

SYDNEY (Australia), Nov 2 (NNN-ANDINA) — The delegation, whose mission is to consolidate new mining investments in Peru during its participation in the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC-2022), has already arrived in the Australian city of Sydney. The group, made up of representatives from public and private sectors, will show…

Two killed in helicopter crash in Norway

OSLO, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed and a third was severely injured when a helicopter crashed on Tuesday in western Norway, police said. The accident took place mid-morning in the Verdal municipality northeast of Trondheim. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. Two other helicopters,…

Nigeria calls US ‘irresponsible’ for terror warnings

National Security Adviser Babagana Monguno says Abuja is ‘under control’  ABUJA, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top adviser to Nigeria’s government has described as “irresponsible” and “unnecessary” the recent warnings by several Western countries of possible terror attacks in the capital Abuja and elsewhere in the country. Speaking after a…

Cameroon, Germany discuss restitution of artifacts

YAOUNDE, Nov 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on Monday discussed with visiting German Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Simen Katja Keul about the prospects of returning artifacts that were removed from the Central African country during the colonial era. “There is a great interest by the…