Kenyan soldiers, who are part of the Africa Union Mission in Somalia, killed seven Al-Shabaab militants in Badhaadhe area of southern Somalia during fighting on Tuesday. Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) spokesman Col. Paul Njuguna said that during the dawn operation, eight AK 47 rifles and ammunition were captured as well as Al-Shabaab flags, magazines, improvised […]
Representatives of Iran, Russia and Turkey Tuesday participated in the second day of peace talks on Syria in Kazakhstan’s capital, and decided to establish a trilateral mechanism to reach a ceasefire. The three states made a joint statement at the international meeting about their commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria. […]
President Xi Jinping Tuesday pushed for increased efforts on poverty alleviation. He stressed the importance of precision in the battle against poverty, saying that poverty alleviation should focus on targeted people and industries, and use the right tools to produce results. Xi made the remarks during a tour of the city of Zhangjiakou in northern […]
Environmental police in Beijing arrested two suspects over pollution, on the day of the new force’s inauguration. The suspects were caught Wednesday, when the new specialist police force, focusing on environmental protection, food and drugs, as well as tourism, was inaugurated, said a police officer with the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. After being arrested, […]
Two German-Moroccan brothers suspected of being members of the Islamic State (IS) were arrested in the region of Bonn on Tuesday, Germany’s Federal Procuratorate said. The two men, 24 and 25 years old respectively, were arrested by the police of State North Rhine-Westphalia, based on the arrest warrant issued by investigating judge of the Federal […]
A helicopter with six people for emergency services on board crashed Tuesday in the province of L’Aquila, central Italy, according to Ansa news agency. The report confirmed the deaths of several people but did not give a specific number, citing sources from Carabinieri police and Alpine rescuers on the scene. The helicopter was in the […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported Tuesday that 3,335 migrants and refugees have reached Europe by sea since the start of the year 2017, down from over 47,000 through the first 25 days of last year. According to figures, 60 percent of this year’s arrivals landed in Italy, with the rest reaching Greek shores. […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Tuesday, announced his nominees for regional ministerial positions, including two legislators. At a news conference at the Flagstaff House in Accra, President Akufo-Addo said the nomination of the 10 personalities had been referred to Parliament for approval. Mr Suleiman Alhassan, an educationist, is the nominee for the Upper West Region, […]
German major oil and petrochemical companies have offered to invest in the Iranian oil and petrochemical sectors, Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. A total of 12 billion U.S. dollars in finance have been offered by the German companies, including the chemicals manufacturing corporation BASF. BASF, whose managing director paid an official visit to Iran […]
Russia, Turkey and Iran called for a political settlement of the current crisis in Syria in a joint statement issued here Tuesday, saying they will establish a trilateral mechanism to safeguard the full ceasefire in the Middle East nation. According to Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry, the statement was announced after the three countries’ meeting on the […]
Member of Parliament for Tamale North and member of the Appointment Committee of Ghana’s Parliament Alhassan Shaibu Suhuyini has expressed dissatisfaction in the answers given by the Finance Minister Designate Ken Ofori-Atta on Friday when the former sought to find out if it was true the minister designate is listed as a shareholder of an […]
The approval of Boakye Agyarko as Ghana’s next Energy Minister appears to be in limbo following some allegations of perjury against his testimony before the Appointments Committee. Kwesi Ameyaw Cheremeh, the Majority Chief Whip said Mr Agyarko must furnish the Committee with information over certain claims he made about the purchase of three Floating Storage […]
The Kibali gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo has continued its performance improvement in the second half of the year after a tough first half. Speaking at a briefing for local media here, Mark Bristow, chief executive of operator and part-owner Randgold Resources, said metallurgical process enhancements had improved the recovery rate, the […]
The Minority Chief Whip Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak says Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini breached the rules of Parliament’s Appointments Committee. He said “What he said was unfortunate and I want all of us to understand, when you first go to committee you have one difficulty or the other in trying to abreast […]
Minister-designate for Energy Boakye Agyarko has told the vetting Committee in Parliament that he was shot and almost killed in 1983 by the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC). He said he went into exile and served as a refugee in the United States due to the incident. Boakye Agyarko noted he stayed in the US […]
The South Africa state rail company Transnet said Tuesday their engineers will go to China next month to verify locomotives they bought, before commissioning. Transnet was responding to an inquiry from Xinhua after South African media reports indicated that locomotives bought from China’s CRRC Corporation Limited were found to be faulty. Mike Asefovitz, senior manager […]
Participants of Citi FM’s Hello Kigali Business Tour are en route to Rwanda. The team comprises business leaders, entrepreneurs and key public sector workers who are hungry to find solutions to stimulate growth and efficiency in their organizations. Rwanda has been touted for its successes in eliminating overly bureaucratic and corrupt systems in its public […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized Tuesday to the government and people of South Korea including the wife of a South Korean business executive, who was kidnapped and killed by alleged rouge policemen. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said the president also sent his and the Filipino people’s condolences and sympathies to the wife of the victim, […]
The country’s telecommunications sector is set to witness a major transformation as owners of two of the major players in the industry are set to merge. Bharti Airtel, owners of Airtel Ghana, is reportedly in talks with rival company, Millicom International Cellular, operators of tiGO in Ghana, for a possible merger in Ghana. Although the […]
The British Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May must consult Parliament before triggering formal negotiations on Britain leaving the European Union (EU).(EU). The British government lost its legal battle to have the right to trigger Britain’s exit from the EU without first getting the approval of the British Parliament. Judges in […]
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