Rwandan court convicts 15 on terror-related charges

KIGALI, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Rwandan high court on Friday sentenced 13 people to five years and two others to ten years in jail after convicting them of belonging to extremist groups including al Shabaab and Daesh and providing them support. The court in Rwanda’s southern Nyanza area acquitted…

Central African Republic opens cabinet to more armed groups to bolster peace

BANGUI, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Central African Republic has included more rebel officials in an expanded cabinet, the president announced on Friday, in a bid to shore up peace efforts after several armed groups said they were not sufficiently represented following a deal last month. Central African Republic reached an…

Update: US dangles investment to Caribbean leaders who back Venezuela’s Guaido – White House

PALM BEACH (Florida, US), March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. President Donald Trump pledged investment in a rare meeting on Friday with five Caribbean leaders who have sided with the United States in backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of state, the White House said. Trump met with leaders…

Panama: Ex-president Martinelli faces up to 21 years in jail

PANAMA CITY, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama’s ex-president Ricardo Martinelli faces up to 21 years in jail for spying on political foes, reporters and business leaders while in power, prosecutors said. Martinelli created and directed “an organized state apparatus” for domestic espionage when in office from 2009-2014, said prosecutor Ricaurte…

Venezuela, South Africa on Increased Mining Development Cooperation

CARACAS, March 23 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Venezuela and South Africa are committed to boosting cooperation mechanisms for the development of efficient and low environmental impact mining technologies. In this regard, Venezuelan Mining Development Minister Victor Cano predicted a good year for relations in this economic activity in a recent meeting…

Venezuelan Justice Links Guaido’s Assistant with Violence

CARACAS, March 23 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Venezuelan justice continues on Friday a legal proceeding against Roberto Marrero Rojas, linked to opposition legislator Juan Guaido, for violating the constitutional order as well as promoting terrorism and violence. According to a statement issued by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP), the arrest on…

Kenya plans for direct Nairobi-Windhoek flights to boost trade with Namibia

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Namibian counterpart President Hage Geingo WINDHOEK (Namibia), March 23 (NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Namibian counterpart President Hage Geingob on Friday held bilateral talks where they agreed to increase the people to people interaction between Kenya and Namibia in order to increase…

Kenya: 11 die in Kikopey road accident

NAIROBI, March 23 (NNN-KBC) — All eleven passengers travelling in a matatu (minibus) were killed in a road accident at Kikopey along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway on Friday morning. The eleven who included five men and six women died on the spot after a trailer heading to Nakuru from Nairobi rammed…

German police arrest 10 people on suspicion of planning terror attacks

BERLIN, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Germany have arrested ten people on suspicion of planning a terror attack.The arrests were made after some 200 police officers carried out raids in the states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.The men had plotted to “kill as many ‘non-believers’ as possible” using a vehicle…

U.S.-Cuba regatta seeks to enhance friendship despite setback in bilateral ties

HAVANA, March 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The third edition of the St. Petersburg-Havana regatta is a sign of the will and desire of the U.S. and Cuban people to reverse the current setback in ties, said organizers of the event on Friday. In a press conference at Havana’s Ernest Hemingway Nautical…