Yearly Archives: 2017
Fastest trains in Africa ready for test run
Engineers in Morocco are preparing to test Africa’s first high-speed railway this week with trains reaching 320 kilometres per hour, the country’s rail office...
Liberia votes to succeed Africa’s 1st female president
Liberians have performed their civic duties to determine both their personal and corporate futures. For a country whose past has been riddled with turbulence...
Nigeria, Egypt lead Africa to Russia
Africa's qualifiers for the World Cup in Russia in 2018 have finally begun to emerge. Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles, are the first...
Oxford pilots ban on petrol/diesel
The university city of Oxford has unveiled plans to ban petrol and diesel cars from its center as part of the most radical set...
Dibaba gets gold, $100,000
Ethiopia’s ace long distance runner, Tirunesh Dibaba added a new accolade to her impressive array after winning the Chicago marathon held on Sunday.
Dibaba, 32,...
CAF drops referee Bennett
Confederations of African Football (CAF) has sidelined South African referee Daniel Bennett from officiating in the Champions League second-leg semifinal clash between Nady Al...
Cape Verde climb 47 FIFA steps in rank
In terms of surface area and population, Cape Verde Islands is one of Africa’s smaller nations.
Home to only half a million people, its...
Union asks court for lee way
Britain’s Communications Workers Union (CWU) is to ask the High Court in London on Thursday to allow its members working at Royal Mail to...
Government softens path for Grenfell migrants
Illegal immigrants who survived a fire that killed about 80 people in a social housing block in London will be given a clear path...
Super penthouse plan for Knightsbridge fails
Planning officials recommended that London’s Westminster council members reject a plan to turn two luxury apartments in the Knightsbridge district into a single large...
