Global Executions Fall 37% Since 2015, Amnesty International Says
The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by 37% on the previous year, human rights group Amnesty International ...
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Madagascar Deports Suspected Kenyan Drug Kingpin
Ndechumia Bilali Kimali is due to appear in court on drug trafficking charges A Kenyan accused of being the mastermind ...
El Nino Can Warn On Cholera Outbreaks In Africa
El Nino, the cyclical climatic phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, is linked to shifts in cholera cases in Africa, providing ...
UN Blocked From South Sudan Town Amid Reports of Killings
UN peacekeepers in South Sudan say they have twice been prevented from accessing the town of Pajok, where the army ...
Mideast Conflicts Leave Millions Unsure of Next Meal
The devastating conflicts gripping the Middle East and North Africa have left 30 million people unsure of their next meal, ...
Dubai’s Emaar Malls Rivals Amazon With $800m Souq.com Bid
Dubai's Emaar Malls has offered $800 million to buy Souq.com, the Middle East's largest online retailer, it said Monday, challenging ...
US and UK Laptop Bans On Some Middle East Flights Come Into Effect
A ban on laptops and tablets in cabin baggage on flights from Turkey and some countries in the Middle East ...
Weary Flyers Shrug As Middle East Laptop Ban Takes Off
A controversial ban on carry-on laptops and tablets on flights from the Middle East to the United States and Britain ...
Laptop Ban Hits Dubai For 1.1m Weekend Travellers
Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to ...
Crop-Destroying Armyworm Caterpillars Spread To Uganda
A plague of crop-destroying fall armyworm caterpillars has spread to East Africa where officials confirmed their presence for the first ...
Amnesty Condemns US, UK Over Yemen Arms
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use in its ...
Bawumia Speaks At 5th Economic Outlook and Business Strategy Conference
Mr. Chairman, Our Deputy Governor from the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiamah, Deputy Minister-designate George Andah, My good friend ...
Laptops, Tablets On Airplanes
The United States and Britain have banned laptops and tablet computers from passenger cabins on certain airlines' flights from some ...
All Passengers Survive ‘miraculous’ Landing
A commercial plane on Monday made a crash landing in poor weather at an airport in South Sudan, causing several ...
Top Class Hospital Attend Dubai-Africa Health Roadshow In Accra
Some fifteen world-class standard medical facilities have been showcased at the maiden edition of the Dubai-Africa Partnership for Better Health ...
The Africa CEO Forum Needs Rethinking
I am still straggling to hypothesize a reason that might have informed the decision to host the Africa CEOs forum ...
Dubai-Africa Health Roadshow Stops At Kempinski On March 20
Ghana is set to host the maiden edition of the Dubai-Africa Partnership for Better Health Roadshow in Accra at the ...
Canada Gives $120 Mn For Famine-Hit Africa, Yemen
Canada's government pledged Can$120 million (US$90 million, 84 million euros) Friday to help relieve food crises in four countries where ...
Coral Reefs Discovered In Ghana
Ghana’s tourism sector is expected to rake in more foreign exchange following the discovery of Coral Reefs in its marine ...
Ahmad Ahmad -Issa Hayatou’s Toughest Challenge
The long awaited Confederation of African Football -CAF elections, is finally here. As a matter of fact, elections are underway ...