At least four dead in Georgia landslide

 TBILISI, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four people were killed and five were missing after a landslide in western Georgia, officials said Wednesday. The landslide happened in the early hours of the morning in the village of Nergeti, some 170 kilometres from the Black Sea nation’s capital Tbilisi. “Rescuers…

Presidential election kicks off in Azerbaijan

BAKU, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Azerbaijan’s presidential election kicked off on Wednesday, with over 6.4 million people eligible to vote. At 8:00 a.m. local time, polling stations across the country opened for voters, initiating a day-long electoral process that will end at 7:00 p.m. local time. According to the Central…

Illegal mining camps destroyed in operation to protect Venezuela’s Amazon region

CARACAS, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Six makeshift mining camps set up by illegal miners and other illegal facilities have been destroyed in Venezuela’s southern state of Amazonas in an operation to protect the local environment, said the country’s Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB). President Nicolas Maduro on Monday launched Operation…

Kenya, Poland sign agreements on agriculture and taxes

Kenya’s president (L) admires an item at a gift shop in Nairobi, Kenya with his Poland counterpart NAIROBI, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya has signed two bilateral agreements with Poland aimed at boosting relations between the two countries.The signing of the agreements on agricultural cooperation and tax solidarity at state…

Update: Senegal lawmakers vote to postpone presidential election

President of Senegal Macky Sall DAKAR, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegal’s parliament voted to hold a postponed presidential election on Dec 15 in the face of public outcry that led some opposition lawmakers to blockade proceedings until security forces intervened.The move follows President Macky Sall’s unprecedented announcement of a postponement…

UK-Ghana seeks fresh opportunities in tech, automobile

The 9th UK-Ghana Business Council meeting held in Accra ACCRA, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a bilateral commitment and memorandum of understanding (MoUs) toward fostering partnerships in the automotive sector, animal health, science, technology and innovation.At the 9th UK-Ghana Business Council meeting held…

Italy announces $6 billion plan to strengthen partnership with Africa

The government of Italy unveiled a near US$6 billion plan to support African development ROME, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of Italy unveiled a near US$6 billion plan to support African development at a one-day Italy-Africa plan in Rome last week. African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina…

Ghana loses over 500,000 hectares of cocoa farms to swollen shoot viral disease

Cocoa is a major cash crop for Ghana AMSTERDAM (Netherlands), Feb 7 (NNN-GNA) — The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has revealed that over 500,000 hectares of cocoa farms in Ghana have been lost to the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Viral Disease (CSSVD), posing a major…

Prof Tladi sworn in as South Africa’s first permanent ICJ judge

THE HAGUE/PRETORIA, Feb 7 (NNN-SANEWS) — Professor Dire Tladi has been sworn in as the first-ever South African judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICJ held a public sitting on Tuesday morning, where Tladi and three other Excellencies were officially sworn in after being elected by the…

South Africa: Over one million new voters added to the voters’ roll

PRETORIA, Feb 7 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Electoral Commission says 1.2 million new voters have been added to the voters’ roll since November 2023, as the country prepares for this year’s National and Provincial Elections. Briefing the media on the outcomes of the final voter registration weekend on Tuesday, Chief…