Cameroon asks UN, foreign donors to help with reconstruction

YAOUNDE, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Diplomats, U.N. agency heads, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) converged this week to discuss rebuilding towns and villages scarred by the separatist war in Cameroon.Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, who convened the meeting on behalf of the government, pleaded with the international community to help reconstruct…

North Korea conducts ‘very important test’: KCNA

SEOUL, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea said Sunday it had carried out a “very important test” at its space launch centre, as Pyongyang ramps up pressure on Washington over stalled nuclear talks. The announcement of Saturday’s test at the Sohae satellite launch site camejust hours after US President Donald…

Pres Trump thanks Iran as American freed in prisoner swap

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– President Donald Trump had rare positive words for Iran, thanking the US foe for a “very fair”negotiation to successfully pull off a prisoner swap that saw an Americanreleased from Iranian detention amid soaring tensions. The exchange, which took place in neutral Switzerland, involved a Princeton…

Migrants in Bosnia refuse to move from forest camp

A migrant is seen next to placards at the migrant camp in Vucjak near Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina VUCJAK (Bosnia), Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bowing to international pressure, Bosnian authorities agreed on Friday to dismantle a makeshift refugee camp of freezing snow-covered tents, but some migrants living there have been…

Mauritanian coast guard intercepts boat carrying 180 migrants – IOM

NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A boat carrying up to 180 migrants was intercepted by the Mauritanian coast guard on Friday, the U.N. migration agency said, less than two days after 62 migrants drowned when their vessel sank in the same waters en route from Gambia. The boat is understood…

Argentina’s Fernandez signals policy shifts with new cabinet, economy chief

Argentina’s President-elect Alberto Fernandez BUENOS AIRES, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernandez unveiled his cabinet and new central bank chief on Friday evening, laying out his core team days before the centre-left leader takes office facing a stalled economy, rising debt fears and painful inflation. Fernandez named Martin…

Bolivia’s Morales visits Cuba for medical appointment

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales MEXICO CITY, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivian ex-President Evo Morales is in Cuba for a medical check-up, a former official from his government said on Friday, after the ousted leader sought asylum in Mexico. “President Evo Morales is in Cuba for a medical appointment with…

DR Congo: 16 people beheaded in militia massacre

BENI (DR Congo), Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected militia fighters have decapitated 16 people in a new village massacre near Beni in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, civil society sources said Friday. Three more civilians were wounded in Beni town by an explosive device on Thursday night, an official source…

US Pres Trump and South Korea’s Moon discuss maintaining talks with North: Seoul

SEOUL, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump agreed during a phone conversation to maintain dialogue with the nuclear-armed North, Seoul said Saturday, with the two allies noting the situation had become “grave.” Denuclearisation negotiations have been at a standstill since a summit…

UK election rivals face off for final time ahead of poll

LONDON, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The two men vying to be British primeminister in next week’s election exchanged trademark blows Friday over the familiar faultlines of Brexit and healthcare in the final head-to-head TVdebate of the month-old campaign. In a lacklustre hour-long battle largely devoid of standout moments, PrimeMinister Boris…