South Africa: Govt working to recover rail services suspended due to destruction, vandalism – Transport Minister

PRETORIA, Oct 4 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Government is working hard to resume commuter rail services, which were suspended due to destruction and vandalism at the hands of syndicates and opportunistic criminals during the hard lockdown. With the successful resumption of services on the Pretoria-Pienaarspoort line, Minister of Transport,…

Peru: Pres Castillo says Gov’t promotes right to health and education for young people

LIMA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Pedro Castillo affirmed that his Government is committed to young people, noting that it works hard to ensure their main rights, such as education and health, and to promote their future for the good of the country. Remarks were made during the inauguration of the…

Somalia: Senior al-Shabaab leader killed in joint operation; two suicide bomb blasts rocked Beledweyne town

MOGADISHU, Oct 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Somali government confirmed Monday that a top leader of the al-Shabaab terror group was killed in a joint operation by the Somali National Army (SNA) and international partner forces. The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said Abdullahi Nadir who was one of the co-founders…

Around 1.6 billion tonnes of food is wasted – FAO report

ROME, Oct 3 (NNN-GNA) — As the world marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, around 1.6 billion tonnes of the primary product equivalent is wasted, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations estimates.Of this number, 1.3 billion tonnes, representing 81 percent is…

Nigeria records fresh 41 cases of Monkeypox in 7 days

ABUJA, Oct 3 (NNN-NAN) — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported additional 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between Aug 29 and Sept 4, from 12 states of the federation. The NCDC via its official website on Sunday said that the 12 states were: Lagos (14), Abia…

North Africa: 4 dead, dozens missing as migrant boat sinks off Canary Islands

A map showing the Canary Islands and Spain in relation to Africa MADRID, Oct 3 (NNN-EFE) — Spanish coastguards have recovered a migrant boat off one of Spain’s Canary Islands, rescuing a sole survivor and retrieving the bodies of four deceased people. A Spanish NGO which works with illegal migrants…

Update: Burkina Faso ousted coup leader resigns, flies to Togo as Traore takes full control

Ibrahim Traore is the new leader of MPSR, Burkina Faso junta OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 3 (NNN-GNA) — Burkina Faso’s ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba resigned his position as interim president and leader of the MPSR junta that brought him to power on Jan 24, 2022.He subsequently flew out…

Monusco peacekeeper killed in DRC amid ongoing violence towards UN

KINSHASA, Oct 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A Pakistani peacekeeper has been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an attack by local militia on a peacekeepers’ camp. The peacekeeper was shot dead on Friday by a suspected Twirwaneho militiamen who had come to the Monusco camp in Minembwe,…

Argentina, Uruguay halt hake fishing for three months for conservation purposes

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Authorities from Uruguay and Argentina have agreed to halt hake capture effective Oct 1 on a temporary basis to preserve the species, it was announced. The Joint Technical Committee of the Maritime Front ordered on Monday the prohibition of hake fishing in the Common…

Tanzania: President Samia makes minor cabinet reshuffle

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 3 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has made a minor cabinet reshuffle by transferring Minister for Defence and National Service, Dr Stergomena Tax to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation. Dr Tax is taking over from Minister Liberata Mulamula. A State…