At least 3 killed, 14 injured in building explosion in northeast Brazil

BRASILIA, Jan 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least three people were killed and 14 others injured in an explosion that occurred Sunday in an apartment building in northeast Brazil, the local Fire Brigade reported Monday. The explosion occurred in a 44-apartment building in the city of Aracaju, capital of the state…

Malta gov’t promises more reforms to curb inflation in 2024: PM

VALLETTA, Jan 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela pledged more measures to tackle inflation in 2024 as part of the government’s fight against the increased cost of living. Addressing the nation in his New Year speech, Abela said the government could not be indifferent to the challenges that…

Danish Queen Margrethe announces surprise abdication after 52 years on the throne

Queen Margrethe IIannounces her abdication from Christian IX’s Palace COPENHAGEN, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In a surprise move Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced she will abdicate her role early in 2024, after a reign lasting more than five decades.Margrethe, 83, will hand over the throne to her son, Crown…

Pres Museveni angry over blocked Ugandan exports

KAMPALA, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Museveni has expressed his frustration with members of the East African Community (EAC) imposing non-tariff barriers on others, describing them as blind policies.In his end-of-year message, Museveni said people who are subjecting non-tariff barriers to member states are doing it to milk popularity but…

IGAD warns of heavy rains in Horn of Africa until March 2024

Transport disrupted at the Gamba area in Tana River, Kenya in December NAIROBI, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The greater part of the Horn of Africa is expected to receive heavy rains between January and March 2024, with the weather pattern following recent El Nino rains, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s…

Zanzibar reflects on progress, vows stronger 2024, as Pres Mwinyi urges unity

ZANZIBAR, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zanzibar President Hussein Mwinyi has called for continued cohesion and renewed efforts to propel the islands forward in the new year, reflecting on a year marked by peace, unity, and development strides.Mwinyi, in his customary end-of-year address to the nation lauded the Revolutionary Government’s achievements…

Peru’s Finance Ministry: Inflation will be 2% in 2024

LIMA, Jan 2 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Economy and Finance Minister Alex Contreras forecast that inflation will be 2% in 2024. Thus, it will return to the target range (between 1% and 3%) established by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). “2023 has been atypical for the Peruvian economy, specifically in terms of prices.…

DR Congo election: Results due with President Felix Tshisekedi leading

KINSHASA, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The full results of Democratic Republic of Congo’s election are expected shortly, with President Félix Tshisekedi enjoying a commanding lead over opposition candidates who have demanded a rerun. President Tshisekedi has received about 72% of the votes announced so far, and appears set for a…

Military-ruled Niger severs ties with Francophone body over close ties to France

Niger’s junta leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani NIAMEY, Dec 31 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Niger has suspended all co-operation with the International Organisation of Francophone Nations (OIF), citing concerns about its close ties to former colonial ruler France, days after President Emmanuel Macron’s administration closed its embassy in Niamey. This comes after a July 2023 coup that saw the…

Rwanda receives over 150 asylum seekers from Libya

KIGALI, Dec 31 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Rwanda on Thursday, welcomed 153 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya, according to the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA). The ministry indicated that the asylum seekers are from five nationalities, namely 82 Sudanese, 56 Eritreans, five Somalis, nine Ethiopians, and one South Sudanese. They…