Cuba favors agricultural relations with the United States

HAVANA, April 9 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez ratified his government interest and willingness to maintain and expand relations with the United States in agriculture.On his Twitter account, Minister Rodriguez said he met with US farmers and businessmen who came to Cuba for the 4th US-Cuba Agricultural Conference,…

Ugandan president says he is ready to sign anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, April 9 (NNN-GNA) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has stated his readiness to sign an anti-LGBTQ+ bill should it reach his table.Museveni, recently called on African nations to take the lead in rejecting the promotion of homosexuality, describing same-sex relationships as a big threat and…

Tunisia: Pres Saied rejects $1.9 billion IMF loan with subsidy cuts terms

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied TUNIS, APRIL 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied gave his clearest rejection yet of the terms of a stalled $1.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package when he said he would not accept “diktats” and suggested that subsidy cuts could lead to unrest.Tunisia reached…

South Africa energy crisis: Eskom power station challenges can be resolved – Electricity Minister

PRETORIA, April 9 (NNN-SANEWS) — Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the electricity crisis South Africa is facing can be resolved despite the challenges at Eskom. The Minister said this during a media briefing following his visits to power stations in March. At the briefing,…

South Africa: Government creating more Black Industrialists, says minister

PRETORIA, April 9 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister, Nomalungelo Gina, says government is permanently seized with the important goal of creating more Black Industrialists in the country. Gina was addressing the opening of the Lighthouse Footwear and Leather Factory in Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal. The factory was…

South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa meets large exporters

PRETORIA, April 9 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa believes that the country needs to speedily deal with the logistics backlog that continues to undermine economic growth. This comes after he hosted a virtual meeting with chief executives from key exporting economic sectors such as mining and minerals, the agricultural and…

Peru: Pres Boluarte announces US$133 million to address emergency

PIURA (Peru), April 9 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte announced that the Executive Branch will allocate S/500 million (about US$133 million) for the region of Piura, with the aim of addressing the emergency caused by heavy rains in northern Peru. The investment was announced after the working meeting held at the Sectoral…

Tunisia migrant boat shipwrecks leave 27 dead or missing

TUNIS, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-seven people are dead or missing after two migrant boats sank off the east coast of Tunisia. The first boat left Tunisia for Italy on Friday, with 37 on board. Twenty are missing while 17 have been rescued, a court spokesperson in the city of…

Mexico begins returning bodies of migrants killed in fire

MEXICO CITY, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico began returning the bodies of 40 migrants who died in a fire at a detention centre in the northern city of Juarez, the government said. The body of one victim arrived in Colombia, while the remains of seven citizens from El Salvador are…

Canada repatriates 14 citizens from Daesh camps in Syria

OTTAWA, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada repatriated four women and 10 children from Daesh camps in northeastern Syria this week, police said. This is the fourth repatriation operation conducted by the Canadian government of its nationals held in camps under Daesh control in Syria. Three of the women were arrested…