Petrobras to receive US$ 9.058bn following agreement with the government

BRASILIA, April 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Brazilian government reached a landmark deal to pay state-controlled oil company Petrobras SA US$9.058 billion for revising a transfer-of-rights oil contract, Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque said. Albuquerque told reporters after a meeting in Brasilia that the agreement opens the way for the government to…

Hundreds of Moroccan teachers protest for job security

RABAT, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of young Moroccan teachers staged a protest in front of the education ministry in Rabat for the sixth consecutive week of their strike demanding job security and full civil service benefits. The teachers want to become employees of the education ministry in order to…

Angry mourners demand ‘justice’ over Brazil military shooting

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anguish mixed with anger at the funeral of a Brazilian musician shot dead by soldiers in Rio de Janeiro, with mourners blaming President Jair Bolsonaro and the military. Around 200 family and friends of Evaldo dos Santos Rosa chanted “justice” over and over…

Mauritius lifts ban on Kenyan farm produce

PORT LOUIS, April11 (NNN-KBC) — The government of Mauritius has lifted a ban on several Kenyan farm produce as the two countries signed agreements to enhance trade between them. The ban on avocados, baby carrots, baby beans and broccoli was lifted during bilateral talks between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his…

President Kenyatta in Mauritius for a four-day state visit

PORT LOUIS, April 11 (NNN-KBC) — President Uhuru Kenyatta is in Port Louis, Mauritius for a four-day State Visit.  The plane carrying President Kenyatta and his entourage touched down at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport shortly before 7pm Tuesday. On arrival, the President who was received by Prime Minister…

Electricity restored following another outage in Venezuela

CARACAS, April 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Power has been restored following an outage Tuesday night due to a failure in Venezuela’s National Electric System (SEN), the minister of communication and information said. Jorge Rodriguez said the outage happened at around 11:20 p.m. (0320 GMT, Wednesday) caused by a “terrorist attack.” “Immediately,…

British PM Theresa May to speak at parliament on Brexit delay

LONDON, April 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — British Prime Minister Theresa May will give the Parliament an updated briefing on the latest Brexit delay on Thursday. After an emergency summit of the European Union (EU) agreed to extend the Brexit deadline from April 12 to Oct. 31, the prime minister said that…

South Africa sends relief donations to Malawi

PRETORIA, April 11 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Government continues to help and respond to the urgent needs of its neighbouring countries following the humanitarian disaster left by Cyclone Idai. On Tuesday, members of the South African National Defence Force departed from the Waterkloof Air Force Base to Malawi with…

South Africa puts on hold ratifying ILO’s Convention 122

JOHANNESBURG, April 11 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African government have agreed to put on hold the signing of the International Labour Organization’s Employment Policy Convention No. 122 in favour of developing the country’s National Labour Policy first.   This decision was taken on Tuesday after talks between representatives of the ILO…

Pres Trump signs orders for ‘revival’ of US energy

CROSBY (United States), April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In the US oil heartlandon Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced the signing of two executive orders to accelerate the construction of oil and gas pipelines. The latest measures are in line with others his administration has taken toease regulation of the energy sector,…