Ghana and Germany set to construct 400KW waste to energy plant

ACCRA, Jan 29 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana and Germany have launched a 400 KW hybrid waste-to-energy (w2e) power plant to treat urban solid waste in the country.The kick-off and groundbreaking ceremony, held on Tuesday in Accra, thus, paved the way to the beginning of the construction of the Plant to be…

Egypt, South Africa places 1st and 2nd in Africa in 2020 Best Countries report

NEW YORK, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egypt was placed 1st in Africa and number 36 in the world, according to the 2020 Best Countries Report put together by US News & World Report and supported by Wharton Business School of University of Pennsylvania and BAV Group. South Africa was 2nd…

UK: PM Johnson says can square Huawei 5G role with security concerns, despite US opposition

LONDON, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted the UK can have technological progress while preserving national security, as he prepared to approve a role for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in developing its 5G telecoms network despite strong US opposition. Johnson spoke after US Secretary of State…

German virus patient is case of human-to-human transmission in Germany

Information in German, English and Chinese languages about the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV are on display at the Tegel airport in Berlin  MUNICH (Germany), Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany’s first confirmedcoronavirus patient caught the disease from a Chinese colleague who visited Germany last week, officials said, in the first human-to-humantransmission on…

Trump unveils Mideast plan, hailing ‘big step towards peace’

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump Tuesday unveiled long-awaited details of a US plan for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning it may represent the last chance at statehood for the Palestinians. “Today, Israel takes a big step towards peace,” Trump told a White House news conference, standing alongside…

Sahel: Czech Republic to deploy anti-terrorism troops

PRAGUE, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Czech Republic’s defence ministry plan to deploy troops to the African continent was on Monday approved by the government. The service members will join Operation Barkhane, France’s largest overseas military mission. It has been working to root out Islamic militants roaming the Sahel region. The…

Ivory Coast tests suspected Coronavirus case – the first for Africa

An unnamed Ivorian woman who travelled from China is being tested for the coronavirus ABIDJAN, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast became the first African country to test a suspected Coronavirus case, when a female student arrived at an airport in the capital with suspicious symptoms. ‘‘The 34-year-old student traveled…

Argentina’s economy minister scheduled to meet IMF officials

Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman NEW YORK, Jan 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman will meet with International Monetary Fund officials in New York, an IMF spokesman said, as the government continues talks with its biggest creditor ahead of a massive debt restructuring. Guzman will meet Tuesday with…

Guatemalan president offers El Salvador the chance to build a port in Guatemalan waters

Presidents of El Salvador (r) and Guatemala (L) meet SAN SALVADOR, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei offered his Salvadoran counterpart, Nayib Bukele, the opportunity to build and operate a port in Guatemalan waters in the Atlantic Ocean to promote commerce. Giammattei, who took office in January, said…

US Pres Trump discusses Syria, Libya with Turkey’s Pres Erdogan – White House

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump discussed developments in Syria and Libya in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, a White House spokesman said on Twitter. “The two leaders discussed the need to eliminate foreign interference and maintain the ceasefire in Libya. The…