Monthly Archives: July 2019
Merkel is 65 but shaking …
Angela Merkel celebrated her 65th birthday on Wednesday but despite speculation about her health she intends to stay chancellor until the end of her...
Equities suffer trade tensions, Brexit
Resurgent trade tensions, concern over the outlook for corporate America and the growing risk of a chaotic Brexit in the United Kingdom curtailed appetite...
Emmerson faces alleged coup threat
By Peter Olorunnisomo - A Zimbabwe opposition lawmaker was charged on Tuesday with subversion, his lawyer said, after a video surfaced where he purportedly...
Senegal, Nigeria sail to semis
Senegal and Nigeria sailed to the semi-finals of the Total African cup of nations with lone goal margins Wednesday showing that it was indeed...
New HIV cure drug tested on mice
A Kenyan scientist is among a team of researchers who have discovered a new drug that can potentially cure HIV.
In what is being termed...
Arab speaker urge dialogue not guns
Speaker of Arab Parliament, Misha'al bin Fahm Al-Salami, who is currently visiting Sudan with a high-profile delegation called the armed factions to substituting language...
Ethiopia, US in joint military exercise
Justified Accord is a military exercise focusing on African partner capability and interoperability in support of a United Nations/Africa union peace keeping operation (PKO).
The...
SA adds Ghana, Sao Tome to visa-free list
South Africa on Wednesday announced the addition of seven countries to its list of visa-free list. Of the seven, two were African nations –...
‘Set your ovaries free’
Tanzania’s president John Magufuli continues to court controversy, this time urging the country’s women to “set your ovaries free” and bear more children as...
Big Ben celebrates in silence
Britain’s parliament marks 160 years on Thursday since its “Big Ben” bell first chimed, but the familiar bongs will not ring out to celebrate...
