UK: PM Johnson sees jobs boom from floating windmills

LONDON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to banish the coronavirus gloom with a vision of a prosperous future fuelled by floating windmills when he addresses his Conservative party’s annual conference Tuesday. In a speech closing the four-day digital event, he will highlight an election…

Fresh ceasefire call as Karabakh conflict escalates

YEREVAN (Armenia), Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia, the United States and France called for Armenia and Azerbaijan to agree an “unconditional ceasefire” after the neighbours began shelling major cities in an escalation of their conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Separatist forces in Karabakh — an ethnic Armenian enclave that…

Covid-19: Zambian miners ‘quarantined by Chinese employer freed’

Chinese managers are reported to have left the mine when a delegation of govt officials arrived LUSAKA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of Zambian miners held by their Chinese employer for five months as a safety measure against coronavirus have been released, the Lusaka Times website reports. Their release…

South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa backs women farmers in new land reforms

President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa PRETORIA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa will give priority to women and youth in a new programme to lease idle state land. President Cyril Ramaphosa said women who were allocated farms under the existing Pro Active Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) had run…

Kenyan court to rule on shopping mall attack case

NAIROBI, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Kenya is set to pass judgement in the case of three men charged with helping armed militants launch an attack on a shopping mall in the capital, Nairobi, in 2013. This is the only trial in connection with the attack. At least…

Ethiopia’s Nile dam ‘to produce power in 12 months’: Pres Sahle-Work Zewde

The dam has strained Ethiopia’s relations with Egypt and to some extent Sudan ADDIS ABABA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s dam on the Blue Nile will produce electricity within the next 12 months, Pres Sahle-Work Zewde said. She was echoing comments from other officials earlier in the year. There are…

Covid-19: South Sudan re-opens schools after 6-month closure

The resumption of schools include universities JUBA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Schools in South Sudan have officially reopened after more than six months since they were closed in March as a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19.Two weeks ago, President Salva Kiir ordered the resumption of schools and universities…

Djibouti, nation of one million, is building the largest free trade zone in Africa

Djibouti launches Africa’s largest free-trade zone DJIBOUTI, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Djibouti is capitalizing on its strategic location on one of the world’s busiest trade routes to build Africa’s largest free trade zone area. The Horn of Africa nation controls the Bab el-Mandeb (“Gate of Tears” in Arabic) which is…

Kenyan MPs face arrest for instigating deadly political clash between supporters of president and his deputy

The two were accused of instigating clashes between supporters of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Rutto NAIROBI, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of Kenya’s police force has ordered the arrest of two MPs in connection with an outbreak of violence between rival political supporters that left two people dead and…

Gold, Cocoa push Ghana’s exports to US$15.6 billion in 2019 – BoG

The general increase in commodity prices & volumes of export significantly impacted trade balanc ACCRA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The 2019 Financial Stability Review report released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revealed that Ghana’s exports increased by 4.6 percent to $15.6 billion in 2019. This improvement in exports, according to the…