Ugandan cows ‘to get birth certificates’ as required by EU regulations – Agriculture Minister

A farmer tends to his cattle in Bugiri District, eastern Uganda. KAMPALA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All Ugandan cows are to receive birth certificates to allow them to be more easily traced in order to comply with European Union (EU) regulations.Countries producing food for the European market must provide proof…

El Chapo trial: Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán gets life in US prison

El Chapo NEW YORK, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years. Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in New York in February.…

WHO reports new Ebola incident in Uganda

A man receives a vaccine against Ebola outside the Afia Himbi Health Centre in Goma, DR Congo GENEVA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fishmonger vomited at Mpondwe market in Uganda on July 11 before dying of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo, an incident that could spread the disease in…

Zambia ‘will not introduce gay rights in exchange for donor aid’ – Pres Lungu

President Edgar Lungu LUSAKA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu says the country will not change its laws on homosexuality in exchange for donor aid. Lungu made the remarks when outgoing Swedish Ambassador to Zambia, Henrik Cederin, and European Union head of delegation Alessandro Mariani visited him at…

Ghana making progress in utilizing $3bn Chinese cash – Foreign Minister

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey BEIJING, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has told the government of China that Ghana is making good progress with the utilization of the $3 billion China Development Bank (CDB) loan. Ayorkor Botchwey briefed the Chinese government about how…

Ghana: VP Bawumia leads government trade, investment delegation to Canada

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ACCRA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is leading a government delegation on a trade and investment mission in Canada.The mission in Vancouver on Saturday is organised by the Ghana High Commission in collaboration with the Canada Africa Strategic Investment Group Inc.Dr Bawumia…

US withholds cash from UN Population Fund over China abortions

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it will again withhold contributions to the UN Population Fund due to its work with China, which controls family size, as the agency accused Washington of jeopardizing women’s health. It marked the third straight year that the United States has refused…

US diverts Central America aid to boost Venezuela’s opposition leader Guaido

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government is diverting nearly $42 million in development aid from Guatemala and Honduras to promote Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido, an internal document showed. In a memo, the US Agency for International Development called Venezuela’s political crisis “a significant, exigent event in the…

In rebuke to Pres Trump, US Congress blocks Saudi arms sales

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, but the move will likely lead to a veto by the president. Lawmakers, many of whom are outraged with the kingdom over Riyadh’s role in the murder of…

Canadian platform shut after oil discharge into Atlantic

Picture for representational purpose only. Photo courtesy of Free Images/Pixalbay MONTREAL, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An oil platform off the Canadian island of Newfoundland was shut down after the discharge of a mix of oil and water into the Atlantic Ocean. “We decided to proactively shut down production on a…