Voting ends in Chad constitutional referendum

Chadian transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno YAOUNDE, Dec 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Voting in a constitutional referendum in Chad ended on Sunday evening as the vote-counting process started immediately. The national commission responsible for the referendum (Conorec) said voting went on smoothly and peacefully around the country. Polling stations opened…

Libya, Italy sign agreements on air transport cooperation

TRIPOLI, Dec 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Libyan Ministry of Transport and the Italian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday signed two agreements on air transport cooperation. The agreements, one air transport agreement and one memorandum on technical cooperation, were signed by Italian Civil Aviation Authority President Pierluigi Di Palma and the…

Strong storm leaves 2 dead in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, Dec 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — A rainstorm with heavy winds Sunday ravaged Uruguay, not least the southwest department of Colonia, said officials, confirming two deaths from the disaster, including a child. Winds blew in gusts at the speed of 99.4 mph (160 kph) in the departmental capital, Colonia del Sacramento,…

Serbia’s ruling party proclaims absolute majority at snap election

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic BELGRADE, Dec 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Coalition around the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won over 127 out of 250 seats at the snap parliamentary election, announced the country’s President Aleksandar Vucic at the headquarters of SNS on Sunday. “This is an absolute victory that makes me…

12 killed, 12 injured in attack on pre-Christmas party in Mexico: officials

 SALVATIERRA (Mexico), Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 12 people were killed and another dozen were wounded in an attack early Sunday on a pre-Christmas party in central Mexico, authorities in the state of Guanajuato said. The violence occurred in the town of Salvatierra, reportedly at a hacienda, or ranch,…

Havana to host 3rd Trade Convention Cuba 2024

HAVANA, Dec 18 (NNN-ACN) — The Ministry of Domestic Trade ( MINCIN by its Spanish acronym) invited organizations, entities, universities and economic actors to participate in the 3rd Trade Convention Cuba 2024, to be held July 8 to 12 at the Havana Convention Center and at the Pabexpo fairgrounds as…

South African hostage Gerco van Deventer freed by al-Qaeda militants, after 6 years captive

Gerco van Deventer DURBAN, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militants linked to al-Qaeda have freed a South African paramedic taken hostage in Libya more than six years ago, a charity has said.Gift of the Givers said it had facilitated the “unconditional” release of Gerco van Deventer.The charity described Van Deventer as…

Tunisia’s historic Unesco World Heritage walls collapse, killing three stonemasons

The state of the collapsed Tunisia Kairouan walls TUNIS, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three stonemasons have died after a section of the historic walls around the Old City of Kairouan in Tunisia collapsed on Saturday.Officials say a 30m section of the wall near the Gate of the Floggers crashed to…

Ghana Government signs $6.1 million deal to transform rice value chain in the next four years

Ken Ofori-Atta with the team from MiDA and MasterCard Foundation ACCRA, Dec 18 (NNN-GNA) — The Millennium Authority Development (MiDA) has partnered the MasterCard Foundation to seal a $6.1 million deal to transform the Ghana’s rice value chain.This significant collaboration aims to revolutionize Ghana’s rice sector through the implementation of…

Chileans to vote on conservative constitution draft a year after rejecting leftist charter

SANTIAGO, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chileans are voting Sunday on whether to approve a new constitution that will replace the country’s dictatorship-era charter. The vote comes over a year after Chileans resoundingly rejected a proposed constitution written by a left-leaning convention and one that many characterized as one of the world’s most…