Governments, port authorities, and local communities are putting money and effort into ports, logistics corridors, and the blue economy. From Djibouti to Mombasa, from Berbera to Port Sudan, we have learned one clear lesson: stable ports create shared prosperity. But there is one part of this Africa–Asia maritime chain that does not get enough attention. […]
At JKIA, cold-room doors shut with a dull thud and the air turns sharp, almost metallic. Inside, cartons labelled Apple mango consignment move fast, no drama, just work. Kenya has shipped its first Apple mango consignment to the UK, opening a premium export market that exporters have chased for years. The move puts Kenya Apple […]
Two thousand Syrian fighters have travelled from Turkey or will arrive imminently to fight on the battlefields of Libya, Syrian sources in all three countries have said, in an unprecedented development that threatens to further complicate the north African state’s intractable civil war. The deployment came after Turkey agreed last month to come to the […]
After he was struck down by malaria and typhoid, Togolese tailor Ayawo Hievi thought he was set to recover when he started taking drugs prescribed by his doctor. But far from curing him, the medication he was given at the neighbourhood clinic made him far worse – eventually costing him one of his kidneys. The […]
Sudan said Wednesday that two soldiers were killed as government forces crushed a rebellion launched by agents of the country’s long-feared security agency against a restructuring plan. On Tuesday, gunfire broke out Khartoum at two Khartoum bases of the Directorate of General Intelligence Service, formerly known as the National Intelligence and Security Service, after some […]
South African choreographer Takkies and husband Chris Dinwiddy’s daughter Sana turned two on Tuesday. Takkies took to Instagram, to share a photo of Sana, blowing out the candles on her Peppa Pig themed birthday cake. The little girl seems to love the cartoon character, as she also received a Peppa Pig plush toy from Santa […]
Police in Lesotho on Tuesday were searching for the country’s first lady for questioning in the 2017 killing of the prime minister’s former wife, while the police commissioner said the “noose” was tightening around the prime minister and those close to him as an investigation continues. The killing of Lipolelo Thabane occurred two days before […]
The Zimbabwean government through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development said it was going to start (as of January 14, 2020) paying an allowance to civil servants in the light of biting economic crisis. A statement from the ministry said the “Cushioning Allowance” was as the name implies meant to “cushion members of the […]
The Turkish government has taken steps to speed up the deployment of troops to Libya to help the U.N.-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) against a renewed offensive ont the besieged capital by General Khalifa Haftar forces, which are backed by Egypt, France, the United Arab Emirates and Russia. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said […]
An investigation by this paper has made clear that Hamas terrorists have been planning attacks against Israel from Turkey. President Erdogan knows this but denies it. He even denies that Hamas is a terrorist organisation despite the group’s categorisation as such by the US and EU. According to Erdogan, Hamas is “a resistance movement trying […]
The United States reinstated economic sanctions on Iran after President Donald Trump abandoned a landmark nuclear deal in May 2018. Mr Trump says he wants to apply “maximum pressure” on the government in Tehran to compel it to renegotiate the accord. But Iran’s leaders have remained defiant. The substantial impact the sanctions have had on […]
American R&B singer, Keke Wyatt, 37, has shared new photos of her new born son, Ke’Riah. Taking to her Instagram page to appreciate the nurses and doctor that helped deliver her tenth child, the singer shared cute hospital photos of herself cradling her son as they posed together with the Nurses. She wrote in her […]
A swarm of locusts forced an Ethiopian Airlines passenger flight to divert to the capital Addis Ababa instead of a scheduled landing in the chartered city of Dire Dawa in eastern Ethiopia. An airline spokesman confirmed the incident which happened last Thursday (January 9) to the BBC without giving further details. Dire Dawa to the […]
Nigerians on social media are divided over the propriety of the president’s daughter using a presidential jet on a private mission. One school of thought avers that the use of the jet by law is for the exclusive use of the president, his vice and for leaders of the legislature – the Senate and House […]
Residents and Community Development Associations of Games Village, Surulere, Lagos on Monday protested against health hazards resulting from the alleged illegal acquisition of the estate’s sewage treatment plant by a private company. The residents, carrying placards with various inscriptions, chanted solidarity songs, calling the attention of the federal and state governments to a looming epidemic […]
Iran remains the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, according to an annual State Department report that pointed to ISIS as the primary non-state threat to US interests and allies. Terrorism around the world declined globally last year, according to the Country Reports on Terrorism 2016. But Iran continues to destabilize the Middle East through […]
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has reacted after he named 2019 best Nigerian player of the year in a Ballers Award in Lagos on Sunday evening. The 23-year-old Super Eagles star has been ever-present in Foxes midfielder and three-time African Champions last year and has been consistent in recent years as he continued to impress […]
A popular influencer recounts his Turkish experience. Read below; I must say before I went to Istanbul, my expectations were quite different to the real life after arrived and been living for two months in Istanbul so far. So let me be honest Istanbul is good for tourist but not for long staying. 1. Streets […]
UN Security Council ambassadors stood for a minute of silence Monday in memory of 89 soldiers killed last week during a jihadist assault on a Niger military base. The 15 members of the council “strongly condemn” the attack, said Dan Dinh Quy, the ambassador for Vietnam which holds the council’s rotating presidency this month. Thursday’s […]
Kenyan police on Monday said at least three people were killed on Monday in an attack by Al-Shabab extremists in the eastern part of the country. The militants from neighboring Somalia attacked Kamuthe center in Garissa county, setting fire to a police post and attempting to destroy a telecommunication mast, police said in a report […]