Angola, DR Congo, Zambia to expand mineral exports via the Lobito Corridor

Lobito Corridor to facilitate Angola, Zambia, Congo trade LUANDA, July 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Zambia agreed to expand mineral exports and foster regional economic integration via the Lobito Corridor. The three countries agreed in the Angolan city of Lobito to make optimal…

Argentina insists on local currency agreements within Mercosur

PUERTO IGUAZU (Argentine), July 5 (NNN-MERCOSUR) — Argentina Economy Minister Sergio Massa said during a conference with his Mercosur peers on the opening day of the bloc’s 62nd Summit in the province of Misiones, that “in order to strengthen intra-Mercosur trade, it is essential to consolidate local currency agreements among…

Pres Samia: Great day for Tanzania as EU agrees to finance projects

DAR ES SALAAM, July 5 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has extended gratitude to the European Union (EU) for agreeing to provide Euro 179.35m (about 455bn/-) to finance three projects, including Blue Economy. The EU has also disbursed to the Tanzanian government a total of Euro 46,110, 400 (about…

Kenya: Four dead, eight in critical condition after consuming illicit brew in Migori

NAIROBI, July 5 (NNN-KBC) — Four people have been confirmed dead and 8 others are fighting for their lives in various medical facilities in Migori County after consuming what is suspected to be poisonous brews.  The four who include a distiller and seller succumbed to the brews while undergoing treatment…

Bolivian president rebukes restrictions imposed by US financial system

PUERTO IGUAZU (Argentina), July 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — Bolivian President Luis Arce on Tuesday rejected constraints imposed by the US financial system, urging the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to “reduce dependence on the US dollar.” In a speech at the 62nd Summit of Heads of State of Mercosur and Associated States…

Zimbabwe announces end of load-shedding after Chinese-funded rehabilitation of power plant

HARARE, July 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — Zimbabwe announced on Tuesday the end of power cuts the country has experienced since last December following the rehabilitation of Hwange Thermal Power Station, the country’s largest coal-fired power plant, implemented by a Chinese firm. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa told a…

Spain: Face masks no longer compulsory in health centers

MADRID, July 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — Spain’s Council of Ministers approved a royal decree ending the compulsory use of face masks in health centers, hospitals, socio-health centers and pharmacies. Masks were made mandatory in 2020 in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Health Jose Minones confirmed at a…

Ghana reopens Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to boost tourism

ACCRA, July 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ghana on Tuesday reopened the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, a major cultural heritage in the capital city of Accra to memorize the country’s first president, in the hope of boosting tourism. The park, first opened in 1992, has just completed its refurbishment under the Ghanaian…

2024 presidential election: Woman senator with Indigenous roots challenges Mexico ruling party

MEXICO CITY, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman senator of Indigenous origin joined the opposition challengers seeking to shake up the race to replace Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador next year. Initially seen as an outsider, Xochitl Galvez has emerged as the opposition favorite to take on Lopez Obrador’s…

Mexico violence: Six people shot dead in industrial hub

MONTERREY (Mexico), July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people, including two women, were found shot dead in Mexico’s northeastern city of Monterrey, home to major international corporations as well as rival drug gangs, authorities said. The victims’ bodies were found abandoned in a residential area, most of them with their hands…