Opposition returns to the streets, demanding resignation of Haiti’s president

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 30 (NNN-EFE) — Hundreds of people protested in the streets of Port-au-Prince Friday, demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise during a day of mobilization that ended without major incidents and is the first after the violent protests in February. “The opposition will not negotiate or be…

Eritrea failing to account for missing journalists, politicians – UN

ASMARA, March 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — United Nations Human Rights experts say Eritrea has been unable to give clarity on the fate of missing opponents believed to be held by the government. The experts also expressed grave concerns about the static human rights posture of the government. They said some of…

US urges China to rethink support for Venezuela’s Maduro

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-EFE) — The United States is trying to persuade China that its economic interests in Venezuela will be at risk as long as President Nicolas Maduro remains in power, the US special envoy for the oil-rich South American nation told EFE here Friday. “We have had discussions…

Nearly a third of Argentines living in poverty

BUENOS AIRES, March 30 (NNN-EFE) — A combination of recession and worsening inflation pushed the proportion of Argentines living below the poverty line to 32 percent in the second half of 2018, the Indec statistics agency said in a report. The incidence of poverty in urban areas climbed by 4.7…

Tunisia delays presidential elections by one week to Nov 17

TUNIS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia has delayed the first round of its presidential elections by one week to Nov 17, a spokesman for the elections commission said.The initial date had been set for Nov 10 but this conflicted with an Islamic holiday, when many Tunisians are traveling.The parliamentary race…

Zoraida Avalos sworn in as Attorney General of Peru

LIMA, March 30 (NNN-ANDINA) — Magistrate Zoraida Avalos on Friday was sworn in as the Attorney General of Peru for the next three years. In her speech —after taking the oath of office— Avalos affirmed her administration will be neutral and impartial. “I’m not moved by hatred and resentment. I do…

Brazil ex-president Temer hit with new corruption charges – prosecutor

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s former president Michel Temer was hit with corruption charges on Friday, just a day after being charged in a separate graft case, the federal prosecutors office said. Temer, who was president from 2016 until the end of 2018, was arrested last week…

Mali arrests five suspects in killing of 157 villagers

BAMAKO, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malian authorities have detained five people suspected of taking part in the massacre of at least 157 villagers, a prosecutor said, following one of the worst attacks in Africa’s Sahel region in living memory. The March 23 raid by suspected hunters from the Dogon community…

DR Congo registers record 15 new Ebola cases in one day

GOMA (DR Congo), March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday recorded 15 new confirmed cases of Ebola, the biggest one-day rise since the current outbreak was declared last August, the health ministry said. Coming a day after 14 new cases were confirmed, the number means the outbreak…

Peru declares state of emergency near China-owned mine as protests mount

Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, right. Photo courtesy of Andina CHALLHUAHUACHO (Peru), March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peruvian authorities declared a state of emergency and banned public gatherings in an Andean town where a long-running local community protest has shut off access to Chinese miner MMG Ltd’s massive copper mine Las…