Monthly Archives: April 2019
£500,000 to mark Windrush Generation
Windrush Day, 22 June, marks the anniversary of the arrival of MV Empire Windrush at the Port of Tilbury, near London, on 22 June...
Africa anti-malaria campaign begins
Hundreds of thousands of children are to receive a ground-breaking vaccine against the mosquito-born disease in three African countries. It's hoped the campaign will...
Cyclone storm Kenneth may hit
Another strong tropical cyclone is heading for the south-east coast of Africa and it is expected to make landfall on Thursday.
According to the UN's...
The trans-Saharan price of gold
By Peter Olorunnisomo - Gold is one of those mineral deposits that simply blesses whichever country is endowed with a large quantum of deposit. It...
Asbel banned 4 yrs for doping
Kenya’s former Olympic 1500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop has been handed a four-year ban for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Saturday.
The...
Interpol saves children from WA markets
Police have rescued 216 human trafficking victims, mainly children, from forced labour and prostitution in a major operation in Benin and Nigeria, Interpol said...
China cancels Ethiopia’s debts
China has cancelled all interest-free loans it had advanced to Ethiopia as at the end of year 2018, the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office...
Saudi to own refinery in Nigeria
Saudi Arabia has hinted on the possibility of establishing a refinery in Nigeria.
Minister of Energy Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi...
Ghana aims large drone dispatches
Hundreds of drones have started delivering life-saving vaccines, blood and medicines to patients in Ghana this week in the largest scheme of its kind,...
Bayern to open school in Addis
German champion football club Bayern Munich has signed an agreement to open its first soccer school in Africa, locating it in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
FC...
