Niger coup leaders agree to transition terms: Togo mediator

NIAMEY, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s ruling military has agreed to terms and conditions of a transition back to civilian rule, and will present the plan to a regional bloc, the chief diplomat from mediator Togo announced Thursday. Speaking on Niger’s national television, Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said he…

Ethiopia’s membership of BRICS to strengthen ties with Brazil

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Ethiopia’s membership of BRICS, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, will reportedly strengthen its ties with the South American nation through increased investments. Aklilu Tadesse, Executive Director of the Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC), made the remarks while speaking at…

UNESCO, Huawei join hands to handover ICT equipment to Ethiopian schools

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications company, have joined hands to deliver information communication technology (ICT) equipment for the Ethiopian Ministry of Education. The support was made as part of the UNESCO and Huawei collaboration under…

Moroccan, Spanish FMs discuss enhancing cooperation

RABAT, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares on Thursday discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in economic, investment and cultural fields. At a press briefing following their talks in the Moroccan capital Rabat, Bourita said the relations between the two…

Finland closes border crossing points with Russia again

HELSINKI, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Finnish government said it is closing crossing points at its land border with Russia once again, from Friday evening until Jan 14, 2024. On Thursday, following an earlier two-week complete closure, Finland had opened two southeasterly crossings. According to Minister of the Interior Mari…

Cuba: Heavy rains in Havana cause partial building collapse; no casualties

HAVANA, Dec 15 (NNN-ACN) — Heavy rains affecting Havana caused the partial collapse of an apartment building in the highly populated municipality of Centro Habana; no victims were reported.According to a report on Facebook by the municipal government, authorities flocked to the place to evaluate the situation and assist the…

Hundreds of ADF fighters killed in DR Congo following Uganda airstrikes – Pres Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ugandan troops killed about 200 ADF fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the military operations to flush out the Daesh group-affiliated militants continue, Uganda’s president said.“We have been carrying out air attacks on the terrorists in Congo,” President Yoweri Museveni…

Celebrations in Somalia after $4.5bn debt relief from World Bank, IMF

PM Hamza Abdi Barre MOGADISHU, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somalia’s government held celebrations in the capital, Mogadishu, after the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.5bn in debt relief for the country.Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre says that the relief is “equivalent to relieving every Somali person of a debt…

Haiti police chief in Kenya ahead of force deployment

The first contingent is reportedly scheduled for deployment in February next year NAIROBI, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian police chief Frantz Elbe is in Kenya for a three-day visit ahead of plans to deploy police to help fight gang violence in the Caribbean country.Elbe and his delegation met the Kenyan…

South Africa: President, Black Business Council discuss transformation of the economy

PRETORIA, Dec 15 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has held a meeting with the Black Business Council (BBC) to discuss challenges facing the South African economy and the transformation of the economy. Also at the meeting were Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza; Trade, Industry and…