Venezuela ready to repel foreign attack: Deputy FM

TEHRAN, March 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela’s deputy foreign minister Ruben Dario Molina said that the Venezuelans are determined to defend their country against any possible foreign attack. “The government and its leadership are ready to defend the country if attacked. Venezuela’s peaceful history shows that we will defend our country…

Gabon: Pres Ali Bongo returns to Morocco to recuperate

Gabonese President, Ali Bongo LIBREVILLE, March 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) –Gabonese President Ali Bongo returned to Morocco after chairing a council of Ministers meeting, sources said.On Monday and Tuesday, Bongo successfully gave audience to several Gabonese officials since suffering a stroke attack last October.Bongo’s 48-hour return to Gabon also gave him the…

Algeria protests: Thousands denounce president’s bid for fifth term

The protests are thought to be the largest since the Arab Spring ALGIERS, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands in Algeria have taken to the streets angry at 81-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to seek a fifth term in office.Police fired tear gas at protesters in the capital, Algiers.According…

Nine Mali soldiers killed in central region

BAMAKO, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in Mali say nine of its soldiers were killed when a vehicle triggered a land mine in the Mopti region in the centre of the country. The military says the troops were part of the G5-Sahel force which is fighting militants in the…

Botswana: Pres Mokgweetsi Masisi denies report of $600 million loan to Zimbabwe

Botswana’s President, Mokgweetsi Masisi GABORONE, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi dismissed a report that the country had offered Zimbabwe a $600 million diamond-backed loan and said his government had only offered to guarantee a $100 million private credit line for Botswana companies to invest in their troubled…

Somali militant siege ends, at least 29 civilians dead

MOGADISHU, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somali government troops shot dead three militants holed up in a building in central Mogadishu on Friday, police said, ending a day-long bomb and gun attack that killed at least 29 civilians.Al Shabaab fighters launched the assault with a suicide car bomb outside the Maka…

DR Congo: Pres Tshisekedi pledges to free political prisoners

oPresident of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi KINSHASA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, says he wants to free all political prisoners within the next 10 days. In a speech he said he would ask the justice minister to…

Ghana: Parts of Accra hit by earth tremor

The earth tremor occurred around a few minutes after 11:30 pm ACCRA, March 3 (NNN-GNA) — An earth tremor has been recorded in parts of the capital, Accra. People living around Gbawe, Sowutuom, Old Kasoa Barrier, New Bortianor, Awoshie, Abelemkpe and McCarthy Hill have all complained that they experienced the…

South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa urges black business to seize 4IR opportunities

The Black Business Council held a summit to get it ready for future opportunities. JOHANNESBURG, March 3 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on black business to seize the opportunities presented by the fourth industrial revolution. “The technological changes of the 4th industrial revolution, alongside the effects…

South African Pres Ramaphosa heads to e-Swatini for working visit

MBABANE, March 3 (NNN-SANEWS) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday undertake a working visit to Mbabane, in the Kingdom of e-Swatini, for discussions with King Mswati III. “South Africa and e-Swatini have cordial bilateral relations that are informed by cultural affinities, geographical proximity and historical ties dating back…