Monthly Archives: May 2019
Historic African free trade zone comes into force
ETHIOPIA
The historic African free-trade zone came into force on Thursday, as the African Union celebrated making one more...
World’s tiniest surviving baby born in California
USA
A California hospital on Wednesday disclosed the birth of the world's smallest baby ever to survive, weighing...
Boeing shares compensation plans following fatal Ethiopian, LionAir crashes
USA
American plane maker Boeing says it will tailor its compensation to airlines for the 737 MAX grounding around customer preference,...
Nigeria’s Buhari sworn in amid criticism
... No African president or world leader of note attended the ceremony
NIGERIA
A low-key swearing...
Nigeria presidential inauguration as Buhari starts second term
NIGERIA
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria takes his oath of office for a second and final term in charge...
Nigeria’s Gov. Ambode absent at successor’s inauguration as Lagos Gov.
NIGERIA
Out-going Governor of Lagos State, in Nigeria's south-west, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, says he will not be attending the...
Our soldiers will not always be here to protect Africa: France warns
MALI
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday warned West African states against relying on French military presence...
Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste
MALAYSIA
Hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste will be shipped back to where it came from, Malaysia said...
Alastair Campbell expelled from Labour over EU election vote
UK
Former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell has been expelled from the party after admitting to voting Liberal Democrat...
When water is all you need, surviving in Somalia
SOMALIA
Water they say is life, free of cost like breathing air, but when the commodity becomes all you...