Venezuela: Pres Maduro expected to confirm reelection bid

CARACAS, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is expected to confirm Saturday that he will seek a third term in July 28 elections after 11 years in office marked by sanctions, economic collapse and accusations of widespread repression. The ruling PSUV has said it will officially announce its…

Croatian president announces to run for PM post in April

ZAGREB, March 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Croatian President Zoran Milanovic made an unexpected announcement on Friday, declaring his candidacy for prime minister in the forthcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for April 17. “I have decided to run as an independent and non-partisan candidate on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) list in the…

Somali leader vows to ramp up security operations to regain territories from al-Shabaab

MOGADISHU, March 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has vowed to intensify security operations across the country to reclaim territories from al-Shabaab terrorists. The president, who held a strategic meeting with top security and government officials in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Thursday evening, underlined the government’s efforts…

Ghana: One dead, multiple injured as local miners clash with military in Talensi District

ACCRA, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A clash between local miners and the military in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region has resulted in tragic consequences, with one death and several others sustaining injuries.The incident occurred on Friday when Earl International, previously known as Shanxi Mining Company, requested military…

South Africa: Society urged to condemn violence against women and children ahead of Human Rights Day

PRETORIA, March 16 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated his call for society to frown upon the scourge of violent crimes committed against women and children as the country marks National Human Rights Day next week. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, who was briefing…

Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye: Senegal opposition leaders freed days before election

DAKAR, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and the presidential candidate he is backing in this month’s delayed election, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, have been released from prison. The two met thousands of their jubilant supporters in the capital, Dakar, after their release late on Thursday. Their release…

Peru, U.S. will establish working group to combat transnational organized crime

WASHINGTON, March 16 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, to discuss issues of bilateral interest, including the establishment of a working group to combat transnational organized crime. The agenda included aspects related to democracy, human rights, regional security, trade, investment, and migration.…

BCR: Peruvian economy expected to grow 3% this year and 2025

LIMA, March 16 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Central Reserve Bank (BCR) estimated that the Peruvian economy will grow 3% in 2024 and next year, thereby maintaining its previous forecasts. “Regarding the national economic activity, we have retained our previous growth projection that was issued in December (2023),”Central Reserve Bank Governor Julio Velarde said during…

Russia presidential elections: 13 arrested for vandalising polling stations on first day of voting

MOSCOW, March  16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia arrested at least 13 people Friday for vandalising polling stations on the first day of its presidential elections, officials said. President Vladimir Putin is all but certain to secure another six years in power after the three-day vote, which he has cast as a…

Italy: Mother and three children die in home fire

BOLOGNA (Italy), March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman and her three young children died in a fire that ravaged their apartment in the northern Italian city of Bologna overnight, officials said on Friday. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said that he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths of the woman and…