Fresh details have emerged as to why Britain’s Commonwealth Development Cooperation Group (CDC) that owns nearly 10% shareholding in dfcu Bank is quitting at this critical stage. Sources say CDC isn’t happy with the decisions taken by the bank’s board and top management. For example, it is claimed that CDC
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British Ship HMS ARGYLL Visits Alexandria in boost to UK-Egyptian Naval Cooperation CAIRO, Egypt, July 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- HMS Argyll of the British Royal Navy is currently visiting the Alexandria Naval Base to facilitate discussions between senior Egyptian and UK Naval Officers about future cooperation, including training exercises
Read MoreHarriett Baldwin, Minister of State for Africa, has welcomed the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship between Ethiopia and Eritrea LONDON, United Kingdom, July 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Commenting on the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship between Ethiopia and Eritrea signed on 9 July, Minister of State for
Read MoreBERLIN, Germany, July 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson issued the following statement today (10 July) on the signing of a “declaration of peace and friendship” by the Ethiopian Prime Minister and the Eritrean President: This is very good news from the Horn of Africa. In
Read MoreThe route brings a large number of truck drivers to Harrismith and research has shown that truck drivers are amongst the leading solicitors of prostitution JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Minister for the Public Service and Administration, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo, is expected to lead a government
Read MoreUN Accuses S. Sudan Forces, Allies Of Killing, Raping Hundreds of Civilians
The U.N. human rights office accuses the South Sudanese government and its allies of brutally and deliberately attacking civilians, particularly women and children, in what it says appears to be a "scorched earth" policy against opposition forces in parts of Unity state. U.N. human rights monitors say at least 232
Read MoreA refined products pipeline linking Kenya’s capital Nairobi with the port city of Mombasa is complete and ready for use, state-run Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) said on Wednesday. The 450 km pipeline will eliminate an estimated 700 oil tanker trucks per day that transport fuel by road between Mombasa and
Read MoreTanzania will shut down loss-making State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and retain only those that post profit annually, the country's Minister for Finance and Planning Philip Mpango said on Tuesday. Speaking at the official opening of a workshop on the role of SOEs, Mr Mpango noted that there are now more than
Read MoreKyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has revealed how he survived arrest while leading a peaceful demonstration against social media and mobile money taxes. “I would like to thank whoever came through and added a voice to the struggle against the unfair taxation. The police fought so hard
Read MoreMexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador left the country’s national palace on Tuesday in the front passenger seat of a white Volkswagen Jetta, swarmed by hundreds of jubilant supporters including one waving a live rooster. There was not a bodyguard in sight. Since claiming victory on Sunday, the leftist politician
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