Zanzibar preparing international tourism summit

Zanzibar preparing international tourism summit ZANZIBAR (Tanzania), Oct 3 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE Zanzibar Tourism Investment Association (ZATI) in collaboration with the Organisers of Tourism Exhibitions from Arusha KILIFAIR have entered into an agreement to organize a large international summit on Tourism Opportunities in Zanzibar next year. The meeting dubbed the…

Biden to tour Florida, Puerto Rico to assess Hurricanes Fiona, Ian´ ravages

WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — US President Joe Biden will travel to Puerto Rico and Florida to view the ravages caused by destructive hurricanes Fiona and Ian, the White House announced. White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Joe Biden´s travel without giving details about locations the president will…

Kenya: Family of seven wiped out by night fire in Embu

NAIROBI, Oct 3 (NNN-KBC) — Seven family members in Kenya have died in a fire that razed their house while they were deeply asleep in Ngímarí village, Embu County. The victims include a couple, three children and two grandchildren who perished in the wee hours of Sunday morning when their…

General elections in Bosnia

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Sarajevo SARAJEVO, Oct 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Almost 3.4 million registered voters in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) cast their votes on Sunday to elect among 518 candidates running for the Presidency of BiH, and the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH. The voters…

Brazil’s presidential election heads to a runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro

BRASILIA, Oct 3 (NNN-NPR) — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, finished in first place Sunday in Brazil’s presidential election, but failed to secure enough votes for an outright victory and will face incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an Oct 30 run-off. Despite preelection polls giving da Silva, who is widely known…

Cuba: Over 100 thousand houses damaged by Hurriane Ian in Pinar del Rio

PINAR DEL RIO (Cuba), Oct 3 (NNN-ACN) — More than 100 thousand houses were affected in Pinar del Río, in one way or another, by Hurricane Ian, a category 3 in the Saffir-Simpson scale (out of a total of five) that left a trail of destruction in the province.According to…

Uganda: Porous borders stoke Ebola fears across the region

KAMPALA, Oct 3 (NNN-GNA) — Health authorities across the region are scratching their heads on how to counter the health and economic threats posed by the growing Ebola emergency in Uganda, even as economies struggle to recover from the effects of Covid-19.This week, President Museveni clarified that his government has…

Ghana: Floods wreak havoc; Kyebi court, police station, homes submerged

A vehicle drives along a flooded street, following heavy rains during the monsoon ACCRA, Oct 3 (NNN-GNA) — Many parts of Ghana’s Eastern region are experiencing devastating floods following two days of torrential rainfalls.The Kyebi Court Complex, the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) office, the Kibi Presbyterian College of…

‘Stop attacking French facilities’ – new Burkina Faso junta leader appeals for calm

Captain Ibrahim Traore waves at a crowd as he drove around Ouagadougou  OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 3 (NNN-GNA) — Captain Ibrahim Traore, the new military ruler of Burkina Faso, appeared on TV after driving through parts of the capital Ouagadougou with heavily armed guards on Sunday.Traore, who is now leader of Patriotic…

Peru regional/municipal elections: Pres Castillo says government will work in cohesive manner with new authorities

CHOTA (Cajamarca region, Peru), Oct 3 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Pres Pedro Castillo assured citizens that his administration Government will seek to work in a cohesive manner with the authorities who will be elected at the 2022 Regional and Municipal Elections held Sunday nationwide. After having cast his vote in a Cajamarca region…