Latin America and Africa

News : Latin America and Africa

Federal Government yesterday sought for Venezuela's investment in Nigerian's refineries as part of efforts to achieve successful deregulation in the downstream petroleum subsector. (AllAfrica)

The government of Cuba yesterday appealed to Tanzania to support its decision to pressurize the United States to free five Cuban nationals currently being held in US jails. (AllAfrica)

The claim that biofuels are a threat to food security comes from multinational oil companies, who fear that biofuels are a threat to their business, alleged Jose Bellini, coordinator for agrobusiness of the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Research company, EMBRAPA, in Maputo on Thursday. (AllAfrica)

The new ambassador of Cuba to The Gambia, Her Excellency Ines Fors Fernandez, yesterday visited the Observer Company, publisher of the Daily Observer newspaper, at its offices on Gacem Road, Kanifing. (AllAfrica)

Mozambican Brazilian, and Southern African business people are meeting for two days in Maputo to look into investment opportunities for producing biofuels, particularly ethanol, from sugar cane in Mozambique. (AllAfrica)

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Social Development has been invited to Mexico for the next year's World Youth Conference which is taking place in August, 2010. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria has pledged to work closely with Brazil as the two countries prepare to take their seat as members of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) in January 2010. (AllAfrica)

Brazil is ready to strengthen ties with Zimbabwe and help the country develop its vast mineral resources, the head of a visiting delegation from Brasilia has said. (AllAfrica)

Brazil produced a masterclass of Beach Soccer as they swept aside Nigeria 11-5 in the Group D clash between the world and African champions. (AllAfrica)

The first phase of a pharmaceutical plant to produce anti-retroviral drugs in Mozambique will begin before the end of this year, according to the Brazilian Minister of Development Industry and Foreign Trade, Miguel Jorge. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria has pledged to work closely with Brazil as the two countries prepare to take their seat as member of the UN Security Council in January 2010. (AllAfrica)

INVESTMENT in agriculture is a panacea to ending the global food crisis and the UN World summit on Food security taking place in Rome, Italy must be seen against this background. (AllAfrica)

Scientists from a leading Brazilian university will provide their expertise to FAO for its agricultural development programmes in Latin America and African countries under an agreement signed here today. (AllAfrica)

Participants at the international colloquium on teaching African and Diaspora history and culture, holding in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, have called on governments to deploy education and information as platforms to correct misinformation against the race. The call is coming on the heels of the Nigerian Senate assuring of its readiness to fast-track policy formulation aimed at addressing Nigeria's cultural issues. (AllAfrica)

SA AND Brazil had agreed to set up mechanisms to fast-track solutions to agricultural disputes constraining trade between the two countries, their trade ministers said yesterday. (AllAfrica)

Brazil has pledged to make 300 million US dollars available to finance rehabilitation work on the central Mozambican port of Beira and the airport at Nacala in the north of the country. (AllAfrica)

All is now set for the second edition of the International Colloquium on Teaching African History and Culture to the Diaspora and Teaching Diaspora Culture and History to Africa holding in Brasilia, Brazil. (AllAfrica)

The new Cuban ambassador to the The Gambia, Her Excellency Ines Fors Fernenedez, yesterday afternoon presented her credential to the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh at State House in Banjul. (AllAfrica)

A four-man delegation from the executive members of The Gambia-Cuba Friendship Association (GCFA) last Thursday, paid a courtesy call on the new Cuban ambassador to The Gambia, Her Excellency Ine's Fors Fernandez at her office in Fajara, a press release from the association indicated. (AllAfrica)

The United Nations General Assembly has once again voted for the 18th year in a row, a resolution entitled "Necessity to End the Economic, Commercial and Financial Blockade Imposed by the United States against Cuba." In recent months, there has also been a growing international attention on the bilateral relations between US and Cuba. Obviously, the call to eliminate the blockade against Cuba and to end the hostile policy against a small country is ever more strong and firm. (AllAfrica)

African history has for years been distorted in the same manner that her peoples had been dehumanized. The slave trade across the Sahara and later the Atlantic was the major single factor responsible for the first movement of peoples of African descent to the Middle East, Europe, the Caribbean, North and South America, Asia and Oceania - where the vestiges of African culture could still be found. (AllAfrica)

Two second half goals from Columbia side were just enough to cancel the African Champions first half two goal lead by the Baby Scorpions. (AllAfrica)

Mexico has assumed the position of a permanent observer at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to be represented by the country's ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Luis Alberto Barrero Stahl. (AllAfrica)

World soccer ruling body,FIFA, has explained that pre-tournament favourites, Brazil failed to make the last 16 of the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup tagged Nigeria 2009 as one of the best losers based on disciplinary points count. Jean Marie Conz, FIFA technical staff revealed this yesterday at a world press conference held in Abuja by FIFA to x-ray the success of the competition after a successful completion of the first round without any hitches. (AllAfrica)

Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Thandi Tobias-Pokolo is leading a 40-member government and business delegation to the 27th edition of the Havana International Trade Fair. (AllAfrica)

After going a goal down early against Argentina in their final Group A game in Bauchi, hosts and holders Nigeria stormed back to win 2-1 and book their place in the knockout stages as section winners. (AllAfrica)

South Africa is expected to participate in the 27th Havana International Trade Fair in Cuba this week, to promote its exports and investment potential. (AllAfrica)

John Obuh, the Golden Eaglets Chief Coach has assured Nigerians that he has a good idea of the Argentine team and has mapped out strategy accordingly to enable his boys tackle them today in their last group game. (AllAfrica)

Turkey, yesterday, Beat Costa Rica 4 -1 to berth in the round of sixteen in a match that was rescheduled because of the heavy downpour Wednesday which paralysed proceedings at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria's Eaglets scrapped up their first win of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup with a slim win over Honduras last night at the Abuja National Stadium. (AllAfrica)

The Mozambican and Brazilian governments signed an agreement on Tuesday for the rehabilitation of the Machipanda Forestry Centre (CEFLOMA) in the central province of Manica. (AllAfrica)