Cargo plane crashes in Congo, killing presidential staff on board
KINSHASA, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cargo plane carrying presidential staff crashed in eastern Congo, killing all eight passengers and…
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Abiy Ahmed (Left) and Eritrean Pres Isaias Afwerki OSLO, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the…
South Africa’s Gupta brothers sanctioned by US over ‘corruption’
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US Treasury has imposed sanctions against the Gupta family and an associate over alleged corruption in…
Haitian government describes economic situation as catastrophic
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 11 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The Haitian government described the country’s economic situation as ‘catastrophic’ and suggested that this…
Malaysia’s oil firm wins 3 exploration blocks in Brazil
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Malaysia’s state-owned oil firm Petronas said Friday that it has successfully won three exploration…
Diaz-Canel elected president of Cuba
HAVANA, Oct 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel was elected on Thursday to serve in the newly-created post of…
Colombian peace process moves forward through challenging period: UN envoy
Carlos Ruiz Massieu (Front), the UN secretary-general’s special representative and head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia UNITED NATIONS,…
Day 1 of US-China trade talks end with hopes for limited deal
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US and Chinese negotiators wrapped up a first day of trade talks in more than…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows but still entrenched in insecure areas: WHO
GENEVA, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ebola epidemic in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been confined to a rural…
South Africa president calls for tolerance towards migrants
CAPE TOWN, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South Africans to be tolerant of migrants following recent xenophobic…