Barack Obama Now Has The Most-Liked Tweet Of All Time
Former President of the United States Barack Obama has been known for many accomplishments over the course of his run as the leader of a White House administration that lasted for eight years. Now, coming off the horrific events that took place last weekend in Charlottesville, VA, and the subsequent press conference blunders that have […]
France Demands 3-Year Jail Term for Equatorial Guinea President’s Son
French prosecutors said on Wednesday they were seeking a three-year jail term and a 30 million euro fine for Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President Teodorin Obiang, on trial in absentia for embezzlement. The 48-year-old son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema is charged with using money plundered from his country’s state coffers to fund a jet-set lifestyle […]
Ethiopia Textile Paving Path to Industrialization
Ethiopian textile sector is attracting top international firms amid nation’s bid to industrialize. The incumbent believes, textile would benefit large number of people and paves the way for nation to join middle income status in the very near future. Textile is a preferable gateway for developing countries in their quest to step into industrialization because […]
Asia’s Richest Person, Alibaba Founder Jack Ma to Visit Kenya
On his first ever visit to Africa, Jack Ma founder of Alibaba Group and UNCTAD special adviser on youth entrepreneurship, will be in Nairobi on 19th July. The purpose of his visit is to raise awareness about the sustainable development goals. Together with the UNCTAD secretary general, Dr.Mukhisa Kituyi, they will also meet up with […]
President Paul Kagame Urges Africa to Stand Firm on AU Reforms
President Paul Kagame has called on African Union member states not to succumb to pressure by some external partners during the process of the Union’s reforms. Kagame made the remarks while presenting a report on the implementation of the AU institutional reforms in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday. Kagame warned that some aspects of the reforms […]
Commission of Inquiry Says Human Right Violation Persist
On 15 May, the Commission of Inquiry on Human rights in Burundi has presented the second oral briefing to the UN Human Right Council. Members of the commission say human right violations persist. Burundi Government accuses the commission of producing biased and politically oriented reports. “We were struck in our investigations by the feeling of […]
Herald reporters on trips with President Mugabe receive $1,000 per day allowance
Despite his advancing years and increasing frailty, 93-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe shows few signs of losing his love for foreign travel, a predilection that is costing his cash-strapped country dear. Having racked up 200,000 air miles since the start of 2016 and outspent the parliamentary budget on trips abroad, Mugabe jetted off to the […]
Ugandan President Museveni Again Blasts Police As Thieves, Warns of Sacking
President Museveni has once more torn into the reputation of Uganda Police Force and accused them of being irredeemably corrupt and promoting crime in the country. The President’s disapproval comes just two months after he accused the same law and order agency of being infiltrated by criminals who have compromised investigations into high profile killings, […]
Fresh violence empties city in Central African Republic; senior UN official urges more aid
A senior United Nations official is calling for additional humanitarian aid in the Central African Republic, where nearly the entire population of the city Bria was forcibly displaced last week. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that more than 41,000 people were forced out of their homes in “unprecedented violence between […]
Obstacles to Aid Costing Women Their Lives in Sudan
Most women and girls in the rebel-held Nuba Mountains of Sudan lack access to reproductive health care, including emergency obstetric care, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Their plight is one of the little known yet far-reaching effects of years of obstruction of aid to the area by the Sudanese government and […]
