Ride-hailing app Uber announced Thursday noon that it will suspend services in Taiwan starting Feb. 10, due to the risk of heavy fines. Taiwan’s transport authority Thursday issued 11 fines for Uber violations amounting to over 230 million new Taiwan dollars (7.4 million U.S. dollars). “We have not made this decision lightly, as we know […]

Kenya’s top female marathon runners Mary Keitany and Jemimah Sumgong will both seek to conquer the RAK Half Marathon in the United Arab Emirates on Feb. 10. The two women are both preparing for the London marathon on April 23, and the contest at the RAK Half Marathon will serve as a test run ahead […]

The former President, John Dramani Mahama has condemned the alleged raid and seizure of vehicles from the residence of the National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, Kofi Adams. Some soldiers and national security operatives on Wednesday besieged the premises of Mr. Adams and seized some vehicles parked at the house. Mr. Adams who is […]

Ghana’s Premier League Board has announced that  the start of the 2016/2017 season has been rescheduled to February 11. The initial plan was to have the top-flight start on 04 February but that has been altered because of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which ends this weekend. ”We know the Black Stars are in […]

A newly released prisoner has just been made The Gambia’s finance minister. Just 72 hours ago Amadou Sanneh was still in jail for being an opponent of former President Yahya Jammeh, who went into exile about 10 days ago, the Associated Press news agency reports. Among other the cabinet members sworn in today was a […]

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned the attack against a UN monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border. “The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack against a United Nations monitoring team, near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, on January 31, 2017, during which one UN independent contractor, three Nigerian nationals […]

Thousands of euphoric Egyptians flooded the streets of Cairo Wednesday night to celebrate their national team’s win over Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals. By this victory, Egypt booked their place in the final match as they have beaten Burkina Faso 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw after […]

American Airlines, one of the world’s biggest air carriers, on Wednesday inaugurated a ticket office in the Cuban capital Havana. The airline has been one of the leaders in direct regular commercial flights from the United States to Cuba after the administration of former U.S. President Barack Obama loosened restrictions on travel to this Caribbean […]

Gambian President Adama Barrow revealed Wednesday the names of the first batch of some 10 ministers appointed Tuesday and swore them into office. The ceremony was held at Kairaba Hotel, the temporary office of Barrow, who has yet to occupy the State House, or the presidential palace, which was “sanitized” by the Economic Community of […]

South Korea’s consumer price inflation hit the highest in over four years as bird flu and expensive crude oil boosted the headline inflation, a government report showed on Thursday. Consumer prices advanced 2.0 percent in January from a year earlier, marking the fastest monthly increase since October 2012, according to Statistics Korea. The consumer price […]