Category Global

US to Retire International Space Station by 2030

  THE US government is planning to wind up its operations on the International Space Station (ISS) with a vision of retiring the orbiting lab by 2030, reports said. NASA first detailed the plan to decommission the space station activities…

Presidency: Trump Denies Contesting For Third Term

US President Donald Trump has denied that he is considering running for a third presidential term, a move which experts agree is banned under the US Constitution. “I’ll be an eight-year president, I’ll be a two-term president. I always thought…

Pakistan Shuts Ports Against Indian Ships

Pakistan has barred Indian flag carriers from entering its ports and ordered Pakistani vessels to avoid Indian docks, a retaliatory move that followed New Delhi’s sweeping ban on imports and port access for ships from the neighbouring country in the…

Inside Kenya’s $1.5bn City of the Future

ON the dusty outskirts of Nairobi, a bold urban experiment is taking shape. Just 20 kilometres from Kenya’s congested capital, Tatu City is emerging from savannah grassland into what its backers hope will become Africa’s most successful private smart city.…

Faure Gnassingbé Sworn In As Togo President

TOGO’S President Faure Gnassingbé was formally sworn in on Saturday as President of the Council of Ministers, the country’s new top executive role, completing a sweeping constitutional overhaul that critics say cements his hold on power. Gnassingbé, in office since 2005,…