Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine central bank warns of steep hit from trade blockade
The bank warned that it now expects GDP to grow 1.9 percent this year, down from its previous forecast of 2.8 percent, after an estimated 1.8 percent growth in 2016. …read more Source: World...
Politics: Hacked text messages allegedly sent by Paul Manafort’s daughter discuss ‘blood money’ and killings, and a Ukrainian lawyer wants him to explain
A human-rights lawyer wants to know who was advising or influencing Yanukovych when he ordered Ukrainian security forces to crush protests with force. One familiar name that has emerged: Paul Manafort. On February 20, 2014, Ukrainian riot police opened fire on thousands of demonstrators who had gathered in central Kiev. They were protesting...
SPAR Nigeria: Company supports community school in promoting assertiveness in students
SPAR’s Marketing Manager, Emmanuel Isangediok thanked the school authorities and teachers for impacting knowledge to the children. As part of its commitment to add value to host communities, leading Hypermarket, SPAR joined Ilupeju Junior Grammar School to organize its annual inter-school competition at the school’s premises on...
The Vicious Causes of Conflict and Abject Poverty
Josephus Moses Gray, the authorCorruption is not a new phenomenon to the African continent and its huge populations, it has been eating up every sphere of the continent especially corruption prone states including Liberia. This unethical practice has grown even larger to the extent it is not only hampering development and growth in the country...
FBI head confirms Russia election probe, says Moscow backed Trump
FBI Director James Comey on Monday confirmed for the first time that the bureau is investigating possible ties between Republican Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia as Moscow sought to influence the 2016 U.S. election., Comey and Admiral Mike Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency, made clear that their...
Rex Tillerson: US Secretary of State to skip NATO meeting in Brussels next month
Tillerson will be replaced by a lower-level official at the NATO meeting on April 5-6. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels in April, but will travel to Russia and Italy the same month, a US official said Tuesday.Tillerson will be replaced by a lower-level official at the NATO meeting on...
Crimean-Congo fever leaves three dead in Oman
Muscat: Three people have died and another six received treatment for Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) during the first months of 2017, the Ministry of Health has revealed.The ministry stated that the rise in CCHF cases is notable compared to the same period in 2016 where only three cases were reported. CCHF is a tick-borne virus which...
Politics: The FBI’s investigation into Trump and Russia coincided with game-changing, Russia-related events on the campaign trail
James Comey said on Monday during a public hearing that the bureau in July opened its investigation into Russia's interference in the US election. FBI Director James Comey said on Monday during a public hearing before the House Intelligence Committee that the bureau opened its investigation into Russia’s interference in the US election...
Is Tuchel right fit to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal?
After a disappointing Saturday afternoon, at least the funders of one of those aeroplanes hired to fly over The Hawthorns might have been pleased by news emerging from Germany the following day, as it was claimed that Arsenal had made Thomas Tuchel an offer to succeed Arsène Wenger. Even if the Bild story has been flatly denied by Arsenal and...
IMF confirms to delay Ukraine loan due to trade blockade
The International Monetary Fund will not approve a new $1 billion loan payment for Ukraine on Monday as scheduled, due to “recent developments” in the country, the IMF confirmed. …read more Source: Iran...
