Davos: Trump launches attack on ‘predatory’ trad...
Donald Trump - US President
President Donald Trump has launched a fierce attack on "predatory" trade practices, warning trading partners at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the US will not tolerate unfair trade.
He said these predatory practices were ... Read More
Oprah not interested in presidential bid
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey has told the US magazine InStyle that she does not "have the DNA" to be US president.
She has been widely touted as a future Democratic contender for the 2020 elections after a rousing speech at the ... Read More
Nigeria govt replies Obasanjo over call for Buhari to quit r...
The Nigerian government has officially responded to an open letter by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, in which he advices incumbent Muhammadu Buhari against seeking reelection in the 2019 elections.
A statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, ... Read More
Bill Gates warns Trump: China biggest winner if US – A...
Donald Trump and Bill Gates
Bill Gates, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men has cautioned the U.S. president Donald John Trump against damaging the country’s relations with Africa.
Speaking at the annual World Economic ... Read More
Apply for visas early – Canadian High Commissioner
Heather Cameron – Canadian Ambassador to Ghana
Mrs Heather Cameron, the Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, has advised Ghanaian students with interest to study in Canada to apply for their visas early to avoid last minute stress.
She said very often ... Read More
Winnie Mandela hospitalised, family confirms
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, known in South Africa as the “mother of the nation”, was hospitalized for a kidney infection, the family announced on Tuesday.
Winnie Mandela, 81, who is considered a heroine in the fight against apartheid, had been persecuted ... Read More
Top Jammeh generals arrested after sneaking back into The Ga...
Military authorities in Gambia arrested two of ex-strongman Yahya Jammeh’s generals after they returned unexpectedly from exile over the weekend, the army said in a statement on Monday.
Gambia’s current President Adama Barrow was sworn in a year ago as a ... Read More
AU gears up to launch highly-anticipated single African sky
The African Union Commission is set to launch the first AU Agenda 2063 Flagship project, the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 28, 2018, as a historic event at the African Union Summit, nearly ... Read More
Museveni defends death penalty plans as NGOs protest
Yoweri Museveni - Uganda’s President
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to enforce the death penalty again, despite opposition from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country.
“We believe in the Law of Moses; eye for an eye,” he said in a ... Read More
African energy stakeholders to meet leading international bu...
Networking evening at the 3rd Powering Africa: Summit in March 2017
Representatives of African governments together with key players within the African energy and power industry will once again converge in Washington D.C to meet U.S. governmental agencies and leading ... Read More