Peru’s exports totaled US$10.3 billion in first two months of 2024

LIMA, April 8 (NNN-ANDINA) — In the first two months of this year, Peruvian exports amounted to US$10.339 billion, up 9.1% over the same period in 2023 (US$9.473 billion), the Peruvian Exporters Association (Adex) has reported. Likewise, Adex highlighted that this result registered a positive performance for the sixth consecutive month. After declining…

AU appoints special envoy to combat genocide, mass atrocities in Africa

ADDIS ABABA, April 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday appointed Adama Dieng of Senegal as the first AU special envoy for the prevention of the crime of genocide and other mass atrocities. As the 55-member continental organization’s first special envoy for…

South Africa: Government to launch 30 Years of Democracy logo

JOHANNESBURG, April 7 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Government, through the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, this week officially launch national Freedom Month, celebrating 30 years of democracy. The launch will be held on Tuesday at the Freedom Park and Museum Amphitheatre. The year’s celebrations will be held under…

Greece raises wildfire alert level after spate of blazes

ATHENS, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greece on Sunday raised its wildfire alert level to “high risk” after dozens of blazes broke out, the civil protection ministry said. On Saturday, “71 fires were declared in agricultural and forestry regions across the country in 12 hours, between 0300 GMT and 1500 GMT”,…

Ivory Coast bans begging in Abidjan to bring order

The Ivorian capital is one of the most gridlocked cities in Africa ABIDJAN, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in Ivory Coast’s biggest city, Abidjan, have announced a ban on begging to try to combat what they call urban disorder.The city’s Deputy Governor, Vincent N’cho Kouaoh, said begging in all…

Sierra Leone declares drug abuse a national emergency

A synthetic drug locally known as kush is popular with young people FREETOWN, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has declared a national emergency because of the rampant drug abuse in the country.Kush, a mixture of additive substances with similar effects to cannabis and tramadol, has…

Somalia taps $31m Ifad funding for rural food programmes

Internally displaced Somali children gather outside their makeshift shelters MOGADISHU, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia has signed a financial agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which will see Mogadishu receive up to $31.22 million for support programmes related to food security in rural areas.The money is to…

Despite legalization, California battles illegal marijuana farms

NEWBERRY SPRINGS (California, US), April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — “Sheriff’s Department! Search Warrant,” shout armed officers as they enter a property in the heart of the Californian desert, where they soon find hundreds of illegal cannabis plants. Marijuana was fully legalized in the state in 2016 following a public vote, in…

US gun violence: Two dead, 7 injured in Miami outdoor mall shooting

MIAMI (Florida, US), April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people have died and seven were injured in a shooting early Saturday at an outdoor mall in Doral, Florida., local authorities said. “The preliminary information that we do have from investigators is that there was some type of a dispute or altercation…

UK: 111-year-old man born same year Titanic sank is now oldest in world

John Alfred Tinniswood, an 111-year-old great-grandfather in England, is the oldest person in the world LONDON, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A great-grandfather in England is now the world’s oldest person. John Alfred Tinniswood, who is 111, earned the impressive title after the death of 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez on April 2, according to…