Sweden backs Ksh.348 million programme to green Kenya’s trade
Marie Ottosson, Sweden’s Head of Kenya Development Cooperation Section, and Lillian Mwai–Ndegwa, Country Director for Kenya at TradeMark Africa, sign…
South Sudanese president sacks long-serving chief justice
JUBA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudanese President Salva Kiir sacked the country’s long-serving Chief Justice and President of the…
WHO warns of new COVID variant, reported in Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and Western Pacific regions
GENEVA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — COVID-19 cases are reportedly on the rise again as a new variant spreads in some…
Mexico confirms progress in resuming cattle exports to US
MEXICO CITY, May 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the US Department of Agriculture will send a…
Bolivia: 20 detained, officers injured as supporters of ex-pres Morales, barred from running for office again, clash with police
LA PAZ, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty people were arrested and three officers were injured in Bolivia Thursday after supporters…
France to ban smoking outdoors in most places effective July 1: family minister Vautrin
PARIS, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including…
Nigeria: Torrential rains kill 25 in Mokwa city, search for more bodies
KANO (Nigeria), May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Torrential rains devastated the central Nigerian city of Mokwa and killed at least 25…
US lifts Gabon sanctions after election
WASHINGTON, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has lifted sanctions imposed on Gabon over a 2023 coup after the…
UN could cut thousands of jobs under reform plans: internal memo
UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The cash-strapped United Nations could slash 20 percent of jobs — or thousands of…
Poland presidential elections: Rivals neck-and-neck ahead of ‘clash of civilisations’ vote
WARSAW, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Warsaw’s pro-EU mayor and a nationalist historian vying for Poland’s presidency hold their last day…