Rwanda revokes prosecution of 17 Ugandans

Presidents Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Joao Lourenco (Angola) Paul Kagame (Rwanda) and Felix Tshisekedi (DRC) at the Quadripartite Summit at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola earlier this month. KIGALI, Feb 20 (NNN-NEW VISIONS) — Rwanda announced that it has revoked the prosecution of 17 Ugandan citizens that were arrested in the…

Venezuela and Russia will continue cooperating despite US blockade

CARACAS, Feb 20 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The Executive Vice-President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, has stated they will consolidate the strategic bilateral cooperation with Russia despite US sanctions. She assured that Venezuela and Russia will continue their relations even amidst the measures imposed by Washington to attempt to affect said relations…

Disqualification of MAS candidates denied in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Feb 20 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The President of the Bolivian Electoral Court (TSE), Salvador Romero, denied that the court had disqualified the candidacies of former President Evo Morales and former Foreign Minister Diego Pary in the May 3 general elections. The local newspaper El Deber published Wednesday that…

Update: Libya’s east-based army says its attack on Turkish ship aims to “prevent terrorists”

TRIPOLI, Feb 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — A spokesman of the east-based army of Libya said that the army hit a Turkish ship in the capital Tripoli’s seaport to combat terrorism. “… we targeted weapons and ammunition being brought to Tripoli seaport,” Ahmad al-Mismari told a press conference in the eastern city…

Brazilian senator shot after confrontation with striking police

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian Senator Cid Gomes was shot in the chest in the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceara on Wednesday, as he tried to intervene in a strike by military police demanding higher salaries. Gomes, a former governor of Ceara state, opposed the strike and…

German government passes law against right-wing extremism, hate crime on internet

BERLIN, Feb 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The German government passed a law to combat serious cases of right-wing extremism and hate crime on the internet. Social networks in Germany now have to report certain postings to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), according to the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer…

Mexican president says foreign investors keen to boost stake in wake of trade deal

MEXICO CITY, Feb 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Foreign investors are looking to increase their investment in Mexico thanks to the ratification of the renovated free trade agreement, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said. “In general (foreign investors are) very optimistic about the country’s economic future, and committed to keeping their…

South Africa: Measures being implemented to avail additional power supply – Energy Minister

Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe PRETORIA, Feb 20 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says interventions are being implemented to help Eskom meet the energy demand. Mantashe said this when he participated in a debate on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the National…

Update: Suspect in German shisha bars shootings found dead at home; 9th victim found

(Graphic: AFP) HANAU (Germany), Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gunman suspected of shooting nine people dead at two shisha bars in a southwestern German city has been found dead at his home, police said. Another body was discovered at the home of the man in Hanau, a city east of the…

Togo election: Main observer group barred from monitoring

A motorbike taxi drive past campaign banners LOME, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Togo’s national election commission has revoked a main independent observer group’s accreditation to monitor the country’s presidential election, just days before the vote is due to take place. Long-standing President Faure Gnassingbe is widely expected to win Saturday’s…