So, you remember how it was back in the day, when you’d be bullied in school by a guy 4 times your size (and height) and you’d cry home to go call reinforcements in the shape of your “bigger” brothers, sisters and sometimes even your parents to come teach...
Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), has announced plans to launch flights to five other East African cities only two years after it began its Casablanca-Nairobi operations. Country manager Othman Baba said the move, inspired by Nairobi experience, is part of RAM’s efforts to claw back a share of...
Ivory Coast will stop distributing hybrid seedlings and other advanced technologies that help cocoa farmers improve yields to cut overproduction that has weighed on cocoa prices, according to a letter by the regulator sent to exporters. “We inform you of our decision to suspend the distribution of improved plant material...
The Russian Federation, has accessed the US Department of States report, on adherence to and compliance to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments, rejecting and describing it as not containing the truth and full of contradictions. According to the federation, the report sort to project Russia as a...
Nigeria’s state oil company illegally paid 216 billion naira ($707.4 million) in fuel subsidies in 2017, according to a Senate probe, the findings of which were released on Thursday. The investigation by the upper legislative house said that parliament had not approved those payments by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
Zambia’s annual inflation rate quickened to 7.4 percent in April from 7.1 percent a month earlier, official data showed on Thursday. On a month-on-month basis, the rate slowed to 0.6 percent in April compared with 1.3 percent in March, data from the Central Statistical Office showed. “The increase in the annual...
On the occasion of the 7th anniversary of creating the Pacific Alliance, representatives of Chile - Ricardo Alen; Colombia - Claudia Turbay Quintero; Mexico- Maria de los Angeles Arriola Aguirre; and Peru - Patricia Yolanda Ráez Portocarrero, came together to join in celebration of this important anniversary, which highlights...
The Russian Federation's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has granted an interview to the britsih broadcaster BBC HardTalk speaking exclusively on range of issues not excluding Syrian situation, about the Douma and the Skripal cases. On the the Russian government's relations with the United States the Foreign Minister stated that, the...
Kenya expects its sugar production to jump by up to 19 percent this year, recovering from a drought-induced drop the previous year, a senior government official said on Thursday. The East African nation has an annual sugar consumption of 870,000 tonnes but production has slumped due to a high cost...
Facebook has changed its terms of service, meaning 1.5 billion members will not be protected under tough new privacy protections coming to Europe. The move comes as the firm faces a series of questions from lawmakers and regulators around the world over its handling of personal data. The change revolves around...