Tags GENERAL UNESCO’s International Jazz Day 2015 France’s capital Paris is playing host to UNESCO’s International Jazz Day. The event brings together acclaimed jazz artists from around
Tags GENERAL Mariano Barreto explains reasons behind team’s poor form Portuguese coach Marriano Barreto has spoken out just two weeks after the Ethiopian Football Federation announced the termination of his
Tags GENERAL The Big Fight: Mayweather and Pacquiao Arrive In Las Vegas Boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday and participated in rallies attended by fans. The
Tags GENERAL Algeria’s chocolate fair attracts chefs and brands from around the globe Chefs, confectionery brands and those of us with a sweet tooth from around the world have gathered in Algeria to
Tags GENERAL Saudi King names new successor in gov’t shakeup Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday named his powerful interior minister as heir in a generational shift that also saw
Tags GENERAL Burundi blocks social media access in protests crackdown The government of Burundi has blocked mobile access to social media networks including Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Tango in an
Tags GENERAL China agrees $2-billion infrastructure deal with Equatorial Guinea (Reuters) – China’s biggest lender by assets, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, said on Wednesday it had signed an
Tags GENERAL Banking institutions closing the hawala accounts Remittance services to Somalia makes up a significant chunk of Somalia’s annual income, as millions living overseas send money home
Tags GENERAL Nearly 3000 African nationals repatriated from South Africa Nearly 3000 people have been repatriated to their home countries like Malawi and Mozambique, following xenophobic violence in three of
Tags GENERAL Gender equality is taking a step in the right direction The UN Women organisation unveiled a major global policy agenda on gender equality and transforming world economies. Twenty years after