Yearly Archives: 2017
World Cup bids report leaked
The report looking into alleged corruption in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests has been leaked to Bild, the German tabloid claims.
The...
Liberia gets World Bank aid
The World Bank has approved supplemental financing of $16.36 million for the Third Poverty Reduction Support Development Policy Operation (PRSDPO-lll) for Liberia.
This operation will...
EU trade agreements unfair
Germany is calling for the renegotiation of some of the European Union's trade agreements with Africa, terming them unfair.
Some African countries have been calling...
World’s poorest countries to benefit from duty-free exports post Brexit
Sierra Leone, Haiti and Ethiopia and some 48 countries across the globe will continue to benefit from duty-free exports into the UK on all...
First ever memorial to African and Caribbean Service Personnel unveiled in Brixton
The first ever memorial to African and Caribbean servicemen and women was unveiled in a ceremony attended by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon and Mayor...
1976 Soweto uprising remembrance in London
By Eugene Smith - A selection of mainly South African expats gathered around a sculpture at the top of Max Roach Park Brixton Road...
IS A SMOKE-FREE NIGERIA ACHIEVABLE?
Professor Rotimi A K Jaiyesimi - Smoking is the primary cause of preventable illness and premature death, accounting for approximately 100,000 deaths a year...
New UK drive to end deadly migration route
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a new £75 million package over three year programme to tackle the migration crisis and help reduce the...
Ade Aluko survives sickle cell disease with comedy
Ade Aluko a sickle cell disease survivor is supporting the NHS Blood and Transplant new campaign #ImThere (I’m there) to inspire new donors to...
Drones as Medical Response agents
Drones are being trialled in Sweden as a way to get emergency medical care to patients who have suffered a cardiac arrest, in the...
