South Africa on the cusp of billions of dollars in investments, says Pres Ramaphosa after “successful” Saudi Arabia visit

PRETORIA, Oct 18 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa says the “phenomenally successful” official State Visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the weekend has paved the way for billions of dollars’ worth of investments to flow into South Africa. The visit to the Middle Eastern country was aimed at…

World Health Summit: South Africa calls on African countries to produce their own medicines, vaccines

BERLIN (Germany), Oct 18 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Deputy Health Minister, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, has called on world health leaders to assist Africa in ensuring it can produce its own pharmaceutical products. Citing the latest International Monetary Fund publication data, Dhlomo said Africa, with a population of about 1.3 billion,…

Peru’s FA Min signs agreement to repatriate three mummies from Vatican City

VATICAN CITY, Oct 18 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Cesar Landa signed an agreement to repatriate three mummies of Peruvian origin that had been kept at the Vatican Museums since 1925. The agreement was inked by the Peruvian government official and the President of the Governorate of Vatican City State,…

Peru: President announces unlocking of abandoned, unfinished hospitals

CUSCO (Peru), Oct 18 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Pedro Castillo announced the unlocking of hospital construction projects, noting that health is a right of all Peruvians and the State is responsible for ensuring such right. During the signing of the contract and the start of work to build Antonio Lorena Hospital in…

Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: UN Chief ‘gravely concerned’ by escalation in fighting across Tigray

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (NNN-UNNS) — The UN Secretary-General issued a statement on Saturday expressing grave concern over the escalation of fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where Government troops and separatist forces have been locked in conflict since November 2020. The latest surge in violence began in August, after a…

Tunisia: Thousands from rival political parties protest against President Kais Saied

 TUNIS, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Tunisia’s capital to demonstrate against the president. Parallel demonstrations by political movements who are deeply opposed to each other were held in Tunis. Both groups denounced Kais Saied as an autocrat who is reversing the democratic…

Russia shooting: Gunmen kill 11 in attack on Russian trainee soldiers; 15 others injured

MOSCOW, Oct 16 (NNN-RIA) — Two gunmen killed 11 people and injured 15 others in an attack at a Russian military training ground on Saturday. During a firearms training session in the Belgorod region of Russia which borders Ukraine, two men opened fire on a group who had volunteered to fight…

Venezuela: 16th World Poetry Festival kicks off in Caracas

CARACAS, Oct 16 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro led the inauguration of the 16th World Poetry Festival and presented the 2021 National History Prize in the capital Caracas. Held at the Teresa Carreño Theater, the festival was celebrated on the occasion of the Bicentennial of “My Delirium in Chimborazo,” a…

Venezuela: Death toll in Las Tejerias massive landslide rises to 50

CARACAS, Oct 16 (NNN-TELESUR) — High-level officials from the administration of President Nicolas Maduro remained deployed in the town of Las Tejerias supervising the tasks for the recovery of the affected areas after the Oct 8 landslide. They confirmed that the death toll rose to 50 people. Citizen Security Minister Remigio Ceballos…

UN warns over cholera outbreak in Southern Ethiopia; 190 cases reported with 4 deaths

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 16 (NNN-TELESUR) — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) warned over the spread of the cholera outbreak in the southeastern part of Ethiopia amid growing cases. The UNOCHA said as of Oct 10, some 191 cholera cases were reported in three districts…