Algerian leader announces early presidential election

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ALGIERS, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has brought forward the presidential election date by three months.The presidency on Thursday announced that Tebboune has scheduled the poll for Sept 7.The election was previously expected to be held in December.The presidency did not provide an explanation…

UN chief, Security Council condemn Moscow concert attack

UNITED NATIONS, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN secretary-general and Security Council offered their “strongest” condemnations of the deadly attack Friday at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow and offered condolences to the victims of the “terrorist” incident. UN chief Antonio Guterres “condemns in the strongest possible terms…

Venezuela July 28 presidential election: Opposition leader picks proxy to challenge Pres Maduro

 CARACAS, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado tapped an 80-year-old university professor as her stand-in to run in the July 28 election against President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela’s top court in January barred Machado, 56, from holding public office for 15 years, and her opposition party faced…

As gangs rampage through Haiti’s capital, more than 33,000 people have fled in 13 days, IOM report finds

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 33,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in a span of nearly two weeks as gangs continue to pillage homes and attack state institutions, according to a new report from the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration. The majority of those displaced have traveled to Haiti’s…

South Africa marks World Water Day

CAPE TOWN, March 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — Today South Africa joins the globe in marking World Water Day which is celebrated annually on March 22. South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chairperson, Professor Bongani Ncube has underscored the need to improve access to productive water across South Africa’s disadvantaged communities. “I’m…

Russia gun attack: Daesh gunmen kill at least 60, injures 100 at rock concert in Moscow

 MOSCOW, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen have attacked a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, killing at least 60 people and wounding 100 more, Russian security services say. At least four attackers clad in camouflage gear took part in the attack, in the north-west suburb of Krasnogorsk, video shows.…

Peru’s President stresses business community’s role as job generator at Pacific Alliance

LIMA, March 23 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte met with the Pacific Alliance Business Council (CEAP) as part of her commitment to boost the Peruvian economy by promoting foreign investment in the country. During the meeting, she highlighted the great impetus given to the Pacific Alliance by the business community, as a…

Global warming to raise food prices, inflation: study

  PARIS, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global warming and heatwaves are expected to further increase food prices and overall inflation across the world in future, according to new research from scientists and the European Central Bank. The impact will vary but be felt everywhere, especially in developing nations, said the…

WHO sounds alarm on DR Congo health crisis

  GENEVA, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization sounded the alarm on the worsening health situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where cholera, measles, mpox, anthrax and plague are wreakinghavoc. The health crisis is being exacerbated by violence, climate shocks, displacement, poverty and malnutrition, the WHO said,…

At least 65 migrants’ bodies found in Libya mass grave: UN

GENEVA, March  23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A mass grave containing “at least 65 migrants’ bodies” was discovered in southwest Libya this week, the UN migration agency said. A spokesman for the International Organization for Migration said the mass grave was uncovered by Libyan security forces. The IOM said it was “profoundly…