Malawi court suspends ‘colonial’ wigs, robes due to high temperatures
LILONGWE, Nov 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Malawi’s constitutional court has suspended its requirement that lawyers and judges wear traditional white wigs…
Botswana president takes oath of office for first term
GABORONE, Nov 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi was sworn in as Botswana’s fifth president. Masisi and the…
Protesters in Haiti streets say their barricades are their future
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 3 (NNN-EFE) — A large tree trunk, branches, boulders and wrought iron piled in the middle of Delmas…
Argentina: Official transition with incoming administration takes off next week
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s official transition in anticipation of Dec 10 when elected president Alberto Fernandez takes…
‘No proof’ Greek tanker involved in oil spill off Brazil coast, says operator
SAO PAULO/ATHENS,Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The manager of an oil tanker being probed by Brazilian authorities in connection with an…
Update: Teams make progress against latest major California blaze
LOS ANGELES, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Firefighters in California madeprogress containing a sizable new blaze in the southern part of…
Nicaraguan police seize more than 340 kgs of abandoned cocaine
MANAGUA, Nov 3 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The Nicaraguan National Police reported on Saturday they confiscated a shipment of 344 kilograms…
Cuba: Havana gets ready to celebrate its 500th anniversary
Renovation at the Capitolio Nacional is complete and ready for Havana’s 500th anniversary HAVANA, Nov 3 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — In…
Libya: East-based army launches airstrikes on UN-backed gov’t forces
TRIPOLI, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The air force of Libya’s east-based army on Saturday targeted the forces of the UN-backed…
Presidential election campaigns start in Guinea-Bissau amid political instability
BISSAU, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The 21-day campaigns for presidential election scheduled for Nov 24 in Guinea-Bissau started Saturday as…