Ethiopian rights body seeks release of 16 detained journalists

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ADDIS ABABA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights body has called for the release of 16 journalists and media personnel after new arrests in recent days in the capital Addis Ababa and the restive region of Amhara. Press watchdogs and rights groups have said…

Tunisia to launch international tenders in June for 2,000 MW of renewable power

General view of the Avenue Bourguiba in central Tunis TUNIS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia plans to launch international tenders in June this year seeking offers to build 2,000 megawatts of renewable electric power capacity, energy minister Naila Nouira said, part of efforts to cut the country’s natural gas imports.Tunisia,…

FBI tips Paraguay of possible school massacre copycat

ASUNCION, May 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has warned Paraguayan Police of a local possible encore of the recent massacre at a Texas primary school in which 21 people were killed. A Paraguayan teenager was supportive on Instagram of what the 18-year-old Salvador Ramos…

Bolivia wants better gas deal with Brazil

LA PAZ, May 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Bolivia’s Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy Franklin Molina said the agreement with Brazil for the sale of cooking gas signed during the arguably illegitimate administration of Janine Áñez was detrimental to his country and will now seek to reach a new, more favorable deal.…

Africa risks stagflation due to Covid, Russia-Ukraine conflict: AfDB

AfDB boss Akinwumi Adesina ABIDJAN, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa risks sliding into stagflation – a cycle of slow growth and high inflation – as it battles the lingering effects of the Covid pandemic and rising fuel and food prices caused by the Ukraine conflict, the African Development Bank (AfDB)…

UN Security Council members fail to agree on Myanmar text

UN fails to agree on Myanmar statement UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council failed on Friday to agree on a statement aimed at pushing Myanmar’s junta to take steps toward a peaceful solution to the country’s ongoing crisis, diplomats said. China and the United Kingdom, which drafted the…

Azerbaijan air show: Turkey’s drones shows its defence technology capabilities

BAKU, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Looping in the air at lightning speed, Turkish drones like those used against Russian forces in Ukraine draw cheers from the crowd at an air show in Azerbaijan. Turkey is showcasing its defence technology at the aerospace and technology festival “Teknofest” that started in Azerbaijan’s…

Haiti: Gangs, inflation and political crisis bring economy to brink

PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With gas sales already subsidized by the government at a loss, the Haitian economy — fragile from incessant crime and political instability — appears close to collapse as the war in Ukraine sends fuel prices soaring. The global surge in fuel costs comes at the…

Mexico energy regulator fines Spain’s Iberdrola $467 mn

MEXICO CITY, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s energy regulator fined Spanish firm Iberdrola $467 million for improperly selling electricity to third parties in violation of domestic “self-supply” laws, a document publishedFriday said. The Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) said Iberdrola “was obliged to generate electricity exclusively to satisfy the self-sufficiency needs…

Two mountaineers killed in Swiss Alps ice fall

The Grand Combin between Sarreyer and Verbier, Switzerland VERBIER (Switzerland), May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Frenchwoman and a Spaniard were killed and nine other mountaineers injured Friday in an ice fall in southwest Switzerland, police said following a rescue attempt involving several helicopters. Police received calls at 6.20am reporting that…