Bolivia and Paraguay take steps toward improving bilateral trade

ASUNCION, July 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Bolivian-Paraguayan Chamber and Paraguay’s Industry Ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Asunción toward strengthening ties and promoting industry and trade between the two countries. The agreement seeks to promote the development of industry and trade in both countries through the implementation of…

Burundi upbeat with Tanzania resolve to simplify cargo transportation

Dar es Salaam Port DAR ES SALAAM, July 28 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — BURUNDI government has acknowledged efforts made by Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) for facilitating transportation of goods at Dar es Salaam Port after opening a service centre in the country’s capital- Bujumbura. Dar es Salaam Port handles about 90 per…

Swedish PM ‘very concerned’ about Quran burnings

STOCKHOLM, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he is “very concerned” about the Quran burnings in the Scandinavian country. A whole series of protests have been announced for the coming week, which could lead to the burning of the Quran, the Moderate Party politician told a…

Ethiopia and Russia agree to strengthen trade and collaboration

ST PETERSBURG (Russia), July 28 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to strengthen trade and collaborate in agriculture and manufacture.     At a meeting with Putin at the Konstantinovsky Palace in the context of the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg, Ahmed said…

Russia-Africa Summit: Russia to set up universities, schools in Africa

ST PETERSBURG (Russia), July 28 (NNN-KBC) — Russia and Africa have agreed to strengthen cooperation in higher education. The memorandum of understanding signed at the second Russia–Africa summit at St. Petersburg will see leading Russian universities and schools opened in Africa. Africa is also set to benefit from long-term partnerships…

Mozambique bans fishing activities in three lakes after outbreak of suspected fungal disease affecting fish

Fishermen in Lake Victoria, Kenya MAPUTO, July 28 (NNN-KBC) — A fishing ban has been introduced at three lakes in Northern Mozambique after the discovery of an outbreak of a suspected fungal disease affecting fish. Fishing ban has been imposed at the lakes Chiuta, Chirua and Amaramba in Mozambique. The…

Russia and Burundi sign Memorandum on peaceful atomic energy cooperation

ST PETERSBURG (Russia), July 28 (NNN-KBC) — The Governments of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Burundi have signed a Memorandum on cooperation in the field of peaceful atomic energy. The memorandum was signed by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, from the Russian…

Pres Putin promises free grain at 2nd Russia-Africa summit

ST PETERSBURG (Russia), July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin offered free grain to six African countries as he launched a summit with leaders from the continent days after withdrawing from the Ukraine grain export deal. The two-day summit in Putin’s native Saint Petersburg is being scrutinised as a…

UN eases arms embargo on Central African Republic

UNITED NATIONS, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Security Council relaxed the arms embargo on the Central African Republic, allowing weaponry to flow to government forces, though Bangui still called the decision an “affront.” The Council said the situation in the country “continues to constitute a threat to international…

Sudan fighting triggers increase of diseases once under control: UN

UNITED NATIONS, July 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN humanitarians warned that because fighting in Sudan disrupts public health operations, diseases that had been under control before the conflict erupted are now increasing. “The diseases include malaria, measles, dengue and acute watery diarrhea,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…