2024 a critical milestone in South Africa’s history

PRETORIA, March 4 (NNN-SANEWS) — Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, says the year 2024 represents a critical milestone in the country’s history, as it reflects and celebrates 30 years of the democratic dispensation. “Part of this journey of reflection requires that we critically…

Peru: Net International Reserves total US$74.072 bn on Feb 28

LIMA, March 4 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s net international reserves amounted to US$74.072 billion as of Feb 28, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) has reported. This level of reserves is equivalent to 28% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). International reserves guarantee the foreign currency availability in unusual situations that might occur…

French police arrest eight activists targeting chemicals site

PARIS, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Environmental activists broke into a French chemicals site to denounce the production of so-called “forever chemicals” — PFAS compounds — leading to eight arrests, local officials said. Around 300 people from the Extinction Rebellion and Youth for Climate groups cut through fences to reach the…

Chad junta chief says to contest May 6 presidential vote

N’DJAMENA, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chad’s junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said he would stand in the May 6 presidential election, just three days after his chief rival was killed in murky circumstances. Deby Itno took power in 2021 after his father, veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno, died while…

Seven-year-old girl killed in Channel crossing attempt: French local authority

 LILLE (France), March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A seven-year-old girl drowned Sunday when a small boat carrying 16 migrants heading from northern France to Britain capsized, the prefecture in France’s Nord department said. The boat “was not appropriately sized to carry so many people,” the local authority said in a statement,…

Tanzania: What Ethiopian PM Abiy’s visit mean – FM Makamba

DAR ES SALAAM, March 1 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s state visit to Tanzania is envisaged to deepen security and economic cooperation between the two countries, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, January Makamba said. Welcoming the Ethiopian leader, who arrived at the Julius Nyerere…

UK: 11 in hospital after huge fire rips through London apartment block

LONDON, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A huge fire at a residential building in London’s upscale South Kensington neighbourhood in the early hours of Friday has put 11 people in hospital and led to around 130 being evacuated, fireofficials said. Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters were called to the…

Colombia: President Petro orders arm purchase suspension from Israel

BOGOTA, March 1 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered to suspend all arms purchases from Israel following the attack by the Israeli Army over Palestinian civilians waiting for humanitarian assistance and food in Gaza. “Over 100 Palestinians were asking for food, and they were just killed by Benjamin…

Haiti might hold general elections in August 2025

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 1 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Haiti might hold general elections in August 2025, a vital step to reestablish the order and constitutionality that this Caribbean country lacks at present. Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis made the announcement at a press conference at the end of the 46th Ordinary Meeting…

Residents near collapsed mine in Venezuela continue to be evacuated

CARACAS, March 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — A total of 864 people have been “voluntarily” evacuated from an area where a mine recently collapsed in southern Venezuela, the head of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces’ Strategic Operational Command, Domingo Hernandez Larez, said. The “Bulla Loca” mine collapsed on Feb 20, killing at…