NAM Summit: Algeria to support Kenya’s mission in Haiti

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi held talks with Ahmed Attaf, the Algerian Foreign Minister in Uganda KAMPALA (Uganda), Jan 19 (NNN-KBC) — Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has expressed Kenya’s appreciation for Algeria’s political and financial support for the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti. The Prime Cabinet Secretary delivered…

Chad to recruit 8,000 police officers, gendarmes to beef up security: PM Masra

N’DJAMENA, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Chad will recruit 8,000 police officers and gendarmes as part of its efforts to beef up security, Prime Minister Succes Masra said. Masra made the announcement in the capital of N’Djamena while presenting the government’s political and socio-economic program to the National Transition Council. “A…

DR Congo floods: 350,000 people need urgent aid due to flooding – UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — More than 350,000 of the 1.8 million people affected by record flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) need urgent life-saving assistance, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the flooding impacting nine of the…

Greek crew member of tanker seized by Iran released

ATHENS, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — A Greek national, crew member of a tanker that was seized by Iran last week, was released on Thursday, Greek national news agency AMNA reported. The young trainee on oil tanker “St Nicholas” is returning to Greece following talks with Iranian authorities, according to Greek…

World Insights: China, Africa join forces to advance modernization

Jobseekers talk to recruiters during a job fair at Confucius Institute of the University of Lome, in Lome, Togo NAIROBI, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s tour of four African countries continues the 34-year tradition of prioritizing Africa for the first overseas visits by Chinese foreign ministers…

South Africa: Government empowers citizens throught tv programme

PRETORIA, Jan 19 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Government has packaged a television programme to empower, inform and educate citizens regarding initiatives that can improve their lives by profiling its programmes. “We are giving voices to communities. We are sharing our content with the broader communities in this country. We…

Agrarian Development Ministry: Malaysia opens doors to Peru’s Hass avocados

LIMA, Jan 19 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Peruvian Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) has announced that Malaysia’s Department of Agriculture officialized the phytosanitary requirements for the entry of Hass avocados into this important Asian market. Thanks to new achievement by this sector, Peru’s “green gold” is allowed to enter 67 markets around…

UK allocates £2 billion as guarantee for Tanzania’s public, private sectors

Tanzania Ambassador to London, Mbelwa Kairuki LONDON, Jan 18 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The United Kingdom (UK), through its UK Export Finance (UKEF), has designated approximately £2 billion as a guarantee for Tanzania’s public and private sectors. This guarantee aims to facilitate access to loans for the Tanzanian business community from various…

UN Security Council condemns attack on the peacekeeping mission in Central Africa

Soldiers from the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) patrol in Paoua UNITED NATIONS, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the recent attack on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), killing a peacekeeper…

Illegal immigrants: Italy extends border controls with Slovenia

Migrants on Lampedusa island, Italy ROME, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Italian Ministry of Interior announced that the country would extend border control measures with Slovenia until next June for the reason of preventing the risk of terrorists blending in with the flow of migrants through the country. Balkan route…