TWENTY-TWO people were killed during Tuesday’s protests in Kenya, marking the deadliest day of demonstrations, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. The state-funded organisation announced an investigation into the violence, which erupted over proposed tax hikes. ‘We have recorded 22…
ZONDA Ghana Limited, in collaboration with China’s Great Wall Motor (GWM), has introduced two new vehicle models to the Ghanaian market: the GWM Tank 300 SUV and the P-series pickup. The launch event took place on Tuesday in Accra, marking…
KENYAN President William Ruto announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of proposed tax hikes after facing intense pressure from youth-led protests that resulted in deadly clashes and widespread demonstrations. This marks a significant victory for the protest movement, which has been…
JUAN Orlando Hernández, the ex-president of Honduras, who was convicted of drug crimes in a US court, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Hernández was found guilty in March of conspiring to import cocaine into the US, and…
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In two deals signed at the recently concluded Afreximbank Annual Meetings, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is providing a US$60 million line of credit and a US$20 million Afreximbank Trade Facilitation Programme (AFTRAF) facility to CBZ Bank Limited, Zimbabwe’s largest…
14 year old suspected boy was charged with two counts of 1st-degree murder in a mass shooting outside a school in Ottawa, the Toronto Police Service said. The shooting occurred earlier this month in the parking lot of North Albion…
SAUDI Arabia have accused tourism companies from other countries of misleading visit visa holders into participating in the Hajj pilgrimage. The Security Spokesperson of the Saudi Interior Ministry, Talal Shalhoub, said that those companies issued visas not intended for Hajj,…
EDO Government and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) have canvassed the use of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to promote the ease of doing business. The state government and the agency said this at a four-day training on…
THE United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women has said 113 countries have never had a woman Head of State and only 26 are led by a woman today. The UN…
