By Akani Chauke By the International Monetary Fund (IMF’s) own admission, there are circumstances where African governments’ debt levels are so high they become unsustainable, such that the scheduled debt service exceeds the capacity of the member to service it. This rings true for a number of countries in the Sub-Saharan African
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Kenyan agricultural products could soon find their way to China — the world’s most populous country, with a population of around 1.38 billion. This follows the inking of a deal between the two countries. The products targeted include fruits, nuts, avocados, mangoes legumes, flowers, vegetables, stevia, meat, leather and leather products. The
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By AFP Soaring birth rates in developing nations are fuelling a global baby boom while women in dozens of richer countries aren't producing enough children to maintain population levels there, according to figures released Friday. A global overview of birth, death and disease rates evaluating thousands of datasets on a country-by-country basis
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By AFP The New York trial opened Monday under huge security for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most notorious criminals accused of spending a quarter of a century smuggling cocaine into the United States. The defendant accused of running the massive Sinaloa drug cartel, observed the first day of
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More foreign nationals living abroad will be able to join United Kingdom’s armed forces, the government is to announce. Currently, only 200 Commonwealth citizens per year can apply without having lived in the UK for five years. But in a bid to recruit more servicemen and women to the Army, Royal Navy
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By AFP Fifa president Gianni Infantino said expanding the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams was "feasible" on Wednesday, as hosts Qatar pledged to come to a decision in the early part of next year. Infantino said "Why not?" bring forward the expansion from 32 teams to 48, which is currently due
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The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Nelson Chamisa on Saturday "installed" the 40-year-old lawyer as president of Zimbabwe, two months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared by the Constitutional Court as winner of the country's July 30 presidential election. MDC vice president Morgen Komichi declared Chamisa "duly bestowed
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The Leicester City owner's helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club's ground shortly after taking off after match. It is not known if Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter at the time. Leicester City had been playing West Ham United in the Premier League at their King Power stadium. Pictures
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The US Commerce Department said strong consumer and government spending helped to bolster the economy. But lower exports weighed on growth, after a surge earlier in the year as firms rushed shipments to beat tariffs. The 3.5% gain marked a slowdown from the 4.2% pace in the second quarter, but was better
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Legislators from across the world attending the 139th Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva have opposed plans by pro-gay nations to introduce the LGBT agenda. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and describes particular groups within the gay community. Representatives from the pro-gay nations had moved an amendment of
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