Month: January 2020
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ERITREA
ERITREADEVELOPING: Shock and condemnation trail Trump’s travel ban on Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar, as well as restrictions on Sudan and Tanzania
President Donald Trump‘s travel ban on Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar, as well as restrictions on Sudan and Tanzania has been greeted with shock and condemnation. Citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea,…
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Aviation
AviationAirbus agrees to pay over $3.9 billion in global penalties to resolve foreign bribery and ITAR case
Airbus SE (Airbus or the Company), a global provider of civilian and military aircraft based in France, has agreed to pay combined penalties of more than $3.9 billion to resolve…
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IVORY COAST
IVORY COASTAlassane Ouattara has stabilized Cote D’Ivoire – Buhari
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja praised Alassane Ouattara, the Ivorian President, for leading an inclusive administration and stabilizing the country. Receiving the outgoing Ambassador of Cote D’Ivoire…
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NIGERIA
NIGERIAReturn of more Abacha loot means the world trusts Buhari – BMO
The decision by the Island of Jersey and the United States of America to repatriate an additional $321m looted by the late head of state, Sani Abacha is a clear…
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Latest
Latest
UPDATED: Trump issuing travel ban on Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar – visitor or non-immigrant visas not affected
President Donald Trump is issuing a travel ban on citizens of Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar. Citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan won’t be allowed to apply for visas…
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
EQUATORIAL GUINEAGuinean Abdoulaye Coumbassa who owned Abbi Tax sentenced to 24 months in prison in USA over tax fraud
Guinean Abdoulaye Coumbassa was on Thursday sentenced to 24 months in prison over tax fraud in the United States. Abdoulaye Coumbassa owned and operated Abbi Tax Services and Accounting (Abbi…
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Business
Business
Africans to know who’s doing well when Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed presents Africa agriculture scorecard at AU next month
Africans would soon know who is performing well, poorly or beating expectations in the agricultural sector, with the release, in a few days, of the Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard (AATS)…
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Africa
Africa
Africa’s economy forecast to grow in 2020 despite external shocks
Africa’s economic growth remained stable in 2019 at 3.4 percent and was on course to pick up to 3.9 percent in 2020 and 4.1 percent in 2021, forecast the African…
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news
news
Worse than in Africa, there would be Trump kangaroo impeachment trial without witnesses in USA – the so-called beacon of democracy
The world is watching as Republican senators vote later Friday to block witnesses with key evidence from testifying in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Donald John Trump was…
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Crime
CrimeAmnesty condemns ‘horrific’ Italy-Libya deal that traps migrants in war-ravaged African country
Amnesty International on Friday condemned Italy-Libya deal that traps vulnerable migrants in the war-ravaged north African country, describing it as “a shameful display of how far EU governments are prepared…
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