World Bank vows to help Ghana avert dire power crisis

ACCRA, July 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Bank Group has pledged to support Ghana to prevent a dire energy crisis that could hamstring the economy. Anna Bjerde, the World Bank Group’s managing director for Operations, made this pledge at a press briefing held in Accra, the capital of Ghana, to…

Morocco, EU seek to continue fisheries partnership

RABAT, July 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Morocco and the European Union are seeking continuity of fisheries partnership as the four-year fisheries protocol agreed by the two parties will soon expire. The two sides will continue scientific cooperation with the “common objective of ensuring the sustainability” of fisheries resources in the region,…

US gun violence: Georgia mass shooting suspect at-large after killing at least 4 people

HAMPTON (Georgia), July 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Georgia authorities say that at least four people were killed in a mass shooting in Hampton on Saturday morning. The shooting rampage reportedly began at approximately 10:45 a.m. in the Dogwood Lakes area of Hampton, a small city south of Atlanta. Authorities identified the suspect as…

South Africa: President calls for mining academy, development in Sekhukhune district

LIMPOPO (South Africa), July 16 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on mining companies under the Sekhukhune District Municipality in Limpopo to work together with government in uplifting young people.  “I want to call on mining companies to work together with us. It is about time that in an…

Egypt, Ethiopia agree to resume negotiations on controversial Nile Dam

CAIRO, July 15 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to finalise an agreement over Ethiopia’s contentious Blue Nile mega-dam within four months, marking a breakthrough after years of tensions between the two nations. Since Ethiopia began construction on the enormous US$4,2 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, Egypt has…

Peru protests: State of emergency extended by 30 days

LIMA, July 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peruvian authorities extended for another 30 days the state of emergency, ahead of new protests to be staged between July 19 and 28 to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the closing of Congress, early elections, and the call for a constituent assembly, it…

Brazil: Pres Lula signs into law bill on housing for the poorest

BRASILIA, July 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged to turn abandoned public buildings into low-income housing units as he signed into law a bill providing for the construction by 2026 of two million buildings as part of the My House My Life plan. “Poor people…

UN rights council calls for AI transparency

GENEVA, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Human Rights Council called for transparency on the risks of artificial intelligence and for the data harvested by AI to be used responsibly. An explosion in generative AI content since ChatGPT launched late last year has left authorities scrambling to figure out how…

Tanzania: President Samia opens up on DP World deal

President Samia Suluhu Hassan DAR ES SALAAM, July 15 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PROLONGED debate on who should operate the Dar es Salaam Port is delaying the country’s development as competitors are taking advantage to execute the ideas, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said at the State House. The President warned that there…

US gun violence: 1 officer killed, 2 others critically injured after shooting in Fargo, North Dakota

FARGO (North Dakota, US), July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One police officer died and two others were critically injured in a shooting in Fargo, North Dakota, that also killed the suspect on Friday, police said. The shooting happened before 3 p.m. on a busy street. Multiple witnesses said a man opened…