Ecuador’s Lasso ends state of emergency over Indigenous protests

QUITO, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso lifted on Saturday the state of emergency that was being enforced in the six provinces most affected by Indigenous protests against his government, according to a decree issued by the presidential headquarters. The president ordered “the termination of the state of…

Colombian president-elect names foreign minister

Álvaro Leyva Durán BOGOTA, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro on Saturday named Alvaro Leyva Duran as the foreign minister in his cabinet, ahead of Petro’s inauguration in August. “Alvaro Leyva Duran will be our minister of foreign affairs. It will be a chancellery of peace,” Petro tweeted,…

Pres Biden signs gun bill as shootings continue to take toll on US

WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Joe Biden signed into law what has been described as a gun safety bill as shootings continue to take a toll on the nation. The legislation, signed on Saturday morning, takes effect a month after a gunman broke into an elementary school in…

Ghana repatriates 1,320 Nigeriens over street begging

Nigerien deportees arrive in Yamai city ACCRA, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Ghanaian government has repatriated 1,320 Nigeriens who beg in the streets to their home country, said a statement issued by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. The repatriation, through the collaboration of the Ghana Immigration Service…

Tunisia arrests 8 women allegedly linked to terror group: ministry

TUNIS, June 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisia arrested eight women for alleged link to a terror group in the town of Kram, north of the capital Tunis, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said. After receiving the information on a violent conflict that broke out between two women, the security units arrived in…

Somalia parliament unanimously endorses Hamza Barre as Prime Minister

MP Hamza Abdi Barre (L) with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud  MOGADISHU, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s parliament on Saturday unanimously approved Hamza Abdi Barre as the next Prime Minister, signalling the start of a new government under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.The Lower House of 275 legislators in their chambers, the…

Morocco commended for progress made in women’s rights 

GENEVA, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President of the African Human Rights Watch, Abdelwahab Gain and President of the Sahara Center for Studies and Research on Development and Human Rights, Professor Shaibatah Mrrabih Rabou have congratulated the Kingdom of Morocco on its progress in women’s rights.On the sidelines of the 50th…

Fresh transport strikes hit UK, Europe

LONDON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s railway system once again came to a virtual standstill on Saturday and flights in Europe were disrupted as strikes in the travel sector hit the continent. Tens of thousands of rail workers in the UK staged the latest day-long walkout over pay and job…

G7 summit kicks off under shadow of Ukraine war, stagflation risk

SCHLOSS ELMAU (Germany). June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies on Sunday to a three-day summit in the Bavarian Alps overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and its far-reaching consequences, from energy shortages to a food crisis. The summit takes…

France: Pres Macron seeks to name new government in early July

PARIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron seeks to name a new government in early July, possibly including members from outside his political party. Macron has asked Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to propose a new “government of action” at the end of next week and confirmed his confidence…