Panama: Tense calm after violent street clashes

PANAMA CITY, Nov 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — Panama City woke up on Thursday in a tense calm following the violent clashes taking place Wednesday evening between hundreds of protesters and the Police, which left an indeterminate number of detainees, while the government was silent so far. Lacking an official report, a…

Chile: Public Prosecutor looking at 840 human rights violations

SANTIAGO, Nov 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — Chile’s Public Ministry reported 840 criminal charges for alleged human rights violations are being officially investigated. These cases correspond to events of violence perpetrated by security forces between October 18 and October 27. Of the total reported, 533 cases are related to illegitimate constraints, 206 are cases of…

Tanzanian comedian Idris Sultan ‘held’ for Pres Magufuli face-swap

President John Magufuli  DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Popular Tanzanian comedian Idris Sultan is being held by police after sharing face-swap photos of himself and President John Magufuli, his lawyer says. His lawyer said he was being held under the controversial Cybercrimes Act, which forbids using a computer system to…

First vote on impeachment inquiry against Pres Trump passes House

WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to formally proceed with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The measure detailed how the inquiry will move into a more public phase and was not a vote on whether the president should be removed…

Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed hit by protests during engagement in Oromia’s Ambo

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 1 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A section of Ethiopians protested against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed when he participated in a community consultation mission in the town of Ambo in Oromia regional state.Materials shared on social media showed a cross-section of protesters chanting anti-Abiy slogans amid high-security presence.The state-run Fana…

Nigeria exports N90.33bn solid minerals in three years

ABUJA, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Solid minerals worth N90.33bn were exported between 2015 and 2017, the latest report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has stated.An analysis of the report also showed that China emerged the biggest importer of Nigeria’s solid minerals in 2017.The document gave the value of…

UK looks to Africa for trade as new brexit deadline looms

Officials tour a stand of the UK business delegation during the recently concluded mining forum in Kigali KIGALI, Nov 1 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Visiting UK Trade envoy has rallied British companies to look at Africa as the next frontier for trade and partnerships as the country inches closer to its exit…

South Africa: Judge clears opposition politician of hate speech

South Africa politician, Julius Malema JOHANNESBURG, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in South Africa has cleared firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema of hate speech for calling Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan a “dog of white monopoly capital.” Judge Roland Sutherland dismissed Gordhan’s application and ordered him to pay the…

South Sudan declares state of emergency after floods displace 25,000

JUBA, Nov 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan has declared a state of emergency after flooding killed nine people and displaced 25,000 others.South Sudan President Salva Kiir made this known in a Thursday statement.The emergency was declared in 27 out of the East African nation’s 32 states after torrential rains had…

10 killed as lightning strikes India’s western state

MUMBAI, Oct 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ten people have died after lightning struck in three separate incidents on Wednesday night in India’s western state of Maharashtra. The lightning incident followed rains and thunderstorm in the three districts of Akola, Amravati and Nanded in the state, which are located around 580 km…