Tanzania ratifies counter-terrorism protocol

Minister for Home Affairs, Eng Hamad Yusuph Masauni DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 20 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA joins other African Union member states to implement the Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism, after parliament on Monday unanimously endorsed the resolution for ratification of the protocol.…

More than 150 dead in Niger rainy season floods

NIAMEY, Sept 20 (NNN-NEWVISION) – Severe floods in Niger after months of downpours have killed 159 people, authorities said, marking one of the deadliest rainy seasons in history for a normally arid state. Official figures showed that so far this year, 121 people have died when their houses collapsed and another…

Uganda: Ministry of health confirms Ebola outbreak, one dead in Mubende

KAMPALA, Sept 20 (NNN-NEWVISION) — The Uganda government has confirmed an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Mubende District. The health ministry permanent secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, told reporters on Tuesday,  the confirmed case is a 24-year-old male, a resident of Ngabano village of Madudu Sub County in Mubende District.…

UN: Cuba to strengthen relations with India, Marshall Islands, China, Hungary

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar expressed their willingness to strengthen and develop economic, trade and investment ties between both nations. At a UN meeting in New York, both sides highlighted the historic friendship relations between the two…

Cuba to participate in Argentina’s International Tourism Fair

International Tourism Fair of Latin America in Buenos Aires, Argentina BUENOS AIRES, Sept 20 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Cuba will participate in the 26th International Tourism Fair in Argentina, slated from October 1 to 4 in the capital’s La Rural exhibition center, Cuban Tourism Advisor Janet Ayala announced. Ayala told Prensa…

Cuban president conveys solidarity to Mexico after offshore quake

HAVANA, Sept 20 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel conveyed his solidarity with the Mexican people and government following a 7.7-magnitude offshore earthquake hit the North American nation on Monday. On Twitter, the Cuban leader offered his deepest condolences to the victim´s relatives. According to the Mexican National Seismological…

Kenyan President Dr Ruto heads to New York for United Nations General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (NNN-KBC) — President Dr William Ruto will lead Kenya’s delegation to the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to be held in New York, USA. Ruto will attend the high-level segment of the annual United Nations meeting from Sept 20 to 23. Participation at the highest…

Kenya loses 20pc of horticulture market in the EU due to Russia-Ukraine conflict

NAIROBI, Sept 20 (NNN-KBC) — The country has lost twenty five percent of its horticulture market in the EU following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine early in the year. This rise in the cost of living caused by the war has affected consumers’ purchasing power leading to a drop in demand…

Kenya: Five died after consuming illicit alcohol in Isiolo; 3 hospitalised

NAIROBI, Sept 20 (NNN-KBC) — Five people among them two women have died after consuming suspected poisonous alcohol in Isiolo’s Kipsing and Oldonyiro locations. Three others have been referred to Isiolo County Referral hospital with police and public health officials being on high alert. The alcohol was bought at Lodukoe…

UN releases 10 mln USD to fight acute hunger in NE Nigeria

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released 10 million US dollars to aid victims in a Northeast Nigeria food and nutrition crisis, a UN spokesman said. “Our humanitarian colleagues stress that if immediate action is not taken, more than 5,000 children are…