Africa pins hopes on China-Africa think tanks to accelerate economic growth

Participants of the 13th Meeting of the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM, March 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — The 13th Meeting of the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum opened in Tanzania’s port city of Dar es Salaam, with participants describing it as a springboard for the…

Lufthansa cabin crews to strike in German cities

BERLIN, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lufthansa cabin crews have called a two-day strike next week in the German cities of Frankfurt and Munich, the UFO union announced Saturday, days after the airline announced record profits. “On Thursday, the group announced a record result,” said UFO union leader Joachim Vazquez Buerger.…

Haiti capital a ‘city under siege’ amid spasm of gang violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents of Haiti’s capital scrambled for safety on Saturday following the latest spasm of gang violence, with a UN group warning of a “city under siege” after armed attackers targeted the presidential palace and police headquarters. Criminal groups, which already control much of Port-au-Prince as…

Kenya hosts over 1m foreign migrants, IOM says

Women and children attending a UNDP distribution exercise at Danisa Refugee camp, Kenya NAIROBI, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya is hosting more than 1.05 million foreign migrants within its borders, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).Sharon Dimanche, chief of mission at the IOM Kenya, said during a women’s…

Namibia to hold presidential, national assembly polls in November

Namibia, in addition to four other SADC countries will be holding elections this year WINDHOEK, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibia will hold presidential and national assembly elections on Nov 27, Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni said.Speaking during the launch of the 2024 Electoral Calendar and Democracy Awareness…

Four cities in West Africa adopt healthy food policies to fight NCDs

Ariella Rojhani, Director for the PHC at Vital Strategies CAPE TOWN (South Africa), March 10 (NNN-GNA) — Four West African cities – Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, Dakar in Senegal, Freetown in Sierra Leone, and Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso – are implementing healthy food policies to address the rising rates of…

UN chief calls for Ramadan ceasefire in Sudan

UN Secretary General António Guterres UNITED NATIONS, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Secretary General has called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan.After nearly a year of fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Antonio Guterres urged the warring parties to halt hostilities during the upcoming…

Somalia, Turkey sign energy cooperation deal

Somalia Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (L) shakes hands with Turkish Energy Minister ISTANBUL (Turkiye), March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia inked a new oil and gas deal with Turkey in which officials said will aid cooperation in exploration and exploitation of the hydrocarbons.The deal was signed in Istanbul by…

UNRWA: Sweden and Canada resume funding for UN Agency For Palestinian Refugees

 STOCKHOLM/OTTAWA, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sweden and Canada have said they will resume aid payments to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. They were among 16 countries that paused funds after Israel accused at least 12 UNRWA staff of involvement in the Oct 7 attack by Hamas. The UN…

Canadian firm loses UNESCO gold mining case against Romania

BUCHAREST, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Canadian mining company lost an arbitration case against Romania after it blocked a gold mining project at a site now recognised by UNESCO, Bucharest announced. Canadian firm Gabriel Resources had sought up to $6.7 billion (6.1 billion euros) in damages from the Romanian government…