South Africa: President Ramaphosa comments on US terror alert

PRETORIA, Oct 29 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans should be best informed by the South African government on matters of State security. The President said it was unfortunate that the United States government issued a terror alert on Wednesday without discussing it with the South African government.…

President Ramaphosa attends Lesotho PM inauguration

MASERU, Oct 29 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho for their determination to forge a stable and peaceful country. He was speaking at the inauguration of the country’s newly elected Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane, in Maseru on Friday. “On behalf of…

South Africa: Illegal miners cleared of gang rape

 JOHANNESBURG, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fourteen illegal miners in South Africa have been cleared of rape charges after DNA evidence failed to link them to the crime. In July, eight women were attacked by dozens of men while they were filming a music video near an abandoned mine outside Johannesburg.…

Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: Warring sides begin peace talks

The war has led to millions of people in Ethiopia needing aid ADDIS ABABA, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The two sides in Ethiopia’s civil war have begun formal peace talks for the first time since the conflict started nearly two years ago. The African Union-brokered talks are being held in…

Peru: New Health Minister sworn in

LIMA, Oct 29 (NNN-ANDINA) — President Pedro Castillo administered the oath of office to Kelly Portalatino Avalos, who has become the new Minister of Health. Portalatino Avalos is a medical surgeon graduated from Universidad San Pedro in Ancash region and replaces Jorge Lopez Peña in the position. Lopez Peña had been…

Urgent: Truss resigns, becomes shortest-serving UK PM

LONDON, Oct 20 (NNN-XINHUA/AGENCIES) — Liz Truss, the prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), resigned on Thursday. With only a little over six weeks in office, she became the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history. In a statement made in front of 10 Downing Street, she said there will…

Chad declares state of emergency as floods affect one million

Residents try to salvage items from houses submerged by floods in N’Djamena N’DJAMENA, Oct 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby has declared a state of emergency over flooding that is affecting more than a million people in the country. Floods are not uncommon during Chad’s rainy season, which usually…

Kenya: Health Ministry confirms 61 Cholera cases in six counties following wedding festival

NAIROBI, Oct 20 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s Ministry of Health has confirmed a cholera outbreak after the detection of 61 cases in six counties. According to the Acting Director General for Health Dr Patrick Amoth, Kiambu County reported 31 cases followed by Nairobi 17, and Murang’a County one case. Kajiado and…

US: F-35 crashes at air force base in Utah state; pilot ejected safely

A fire sparked by a fighter jet crash at Hill Air Force Base in Utah SALT LAKE CITY (Utah, US), Oct 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — An F-35 crashed at the Hill Air Force Base in the US state of Utah at the north end of the runway Wednesday evening, with the…

Argentina: Mapuche rebels launch warning video in Patagonia

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 20 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Mapuche rebel group Lof Lafken Winkul Mapu Tuesday released a new video urging members of the native community to carry out “more actions” to protect the rewe (space) the native community holds sacred. The organization that seized property in Villa Mascardi until they…