Namibian president ‘in good spirits’ amid cancer care – Party

President Hage Geingob WINDHOEK, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibia’s ruling Swapo party says President Hage Geingob is “in good spirits and is receiving good medical attention” for his cancer treatment.Last week, the presidency said Geingob would start treatment for cancer after routine medical check-ups and a follow-up biopsy led to…

Heavy fighting as Somali forces battle al-Shabaab attack

The attack reportedly began with a suicide bombing MOGADISHU, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavy fighting is underway in central Somalia after al-Shabaab militants attacked military bases in Mudug region.Eyewitnesses said they heard heavy gunfire and explosions at dawn on Wednesday.The attack reportedly began with a suicide bombing, targeting government special…

Kenya diaspora remittances grow to record $4bn

Among top sources of Kenya’s remittances are Canada, the UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Australia NAIROBI, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Money sent home by Kenyans living abroad continued on a growth trajectory to hit a record Ksh671 billion ($4.19 billion) in 2023, significantly boosting the country’s current account balance…

Pacific Alliance: Get to know the bloc benefits brought to Peru

LIMA, Jan 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Pacific Alliance —established in April 2011 by Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Peru— represents a key economic and trade integration mechanism designed to boost growth and development among its member States. Find out the specific benefits brought by this alliance to Peru. This important regional bloc aims to…

Peru Wow: International tourism promotion campaign launched in Spain

MADRID (Spain), Jan 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Mathews and Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Export and Tourism (PromPeru) Executive-President Angelica Matsuda on Wednesday presented Peru’s new international tourism promotion campaign titled “Peru Wow,” whose goal is to strengthen its image as a unique and diverse…

Plane carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs crashes in Belgorod region, Russia says

MOSCOW, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said on Wednesday that an IL-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war had crashed in its western Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine. Unverified videos on social media showed a large plane, purportedly in the Belgorod region, falling from the sky on its side…

US gun violence: Suspect in killings of 8 people in Chicago area has died in Texas, police say

Romeo Nance is suspected in eight Chicago-area slayings JOLIET (Illinois, US), Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man suspected of killing eight people, most of whom were his relatives, in Chicago-area shootings died after turning a gun on himself following a confrontation with federal law enforcement, police say. Romeo Nance, 23,…

Heavy rains, floods claim 20 lives in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Jan 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 20 people have died in Bolivia in a little over two months due to heavy rains and floods in seven of the country’s nine departments, Deputy Civil Defense Minister Juan Carlos Calvimontes said Tuesday. Between Nov. 20, 2023 and January 2024, excessive…

Shipwreck death toll rises to 8 in northeastern Brazil; allegedly after fight among passengers

SAO PAULO, Jan 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — The death toll from the shipwreck of a passenger boat that occurred last Sunday in Bahia de Todos los Santos, near the city of Salvador in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, has risen to eight, confirmed the local Fire Department on Tuesday. Among…

Brazil, Ecuador leaders discuss fight against organized crime via telephone

BRASILIA, Jan 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday spoke via telephone with his Ecuadorian counterpart Daniel Noboa about spiraling violence, and the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking. “Lula expressed his solidarity with President Noboa and indicated Brazil’s willingness to help Ecuador, including…