Seychelles President Shocks G7 Meeting With Ocean Trash Photos
The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, shocked the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations with photographs of the damage being done to the island nation’s Aldabra atoll by plastic pollution and other types of litter coming from the rest of the world, State House said on Sunday. Faure told the roundtable of small […]
France warns US it has one week to avoid trade war
Finance leaders of US allies have vented their anger over the Trump administration’s metal import tariffs but ended a meeting in Canada with no solutions. US President Donald Trump still has time to avoid a trade war over tariff hikes aimed at Canada, the European Union and Mexico, G7 finance ministers says after a meeting […]
Trump calls Canada ‘very spoiled,’ ‘difficult to deal with’
U.S. President Donald Trump is taking aim at Canada, calling his neighbour to the north “very difficult to deal with” and “very spoiled.” Trump’s scolding comes amid reports in U.S. media that the White House is considering steep tariffs of 25 per cent on imported vehicles. Speaking with reporters Wednesday, Trump levelled the same accusations […]
Canada’s Trudeau asks Pope to apologize for Catholic Church’s abuse of indigenous children
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Pope Francis to visit Canada to apologize for decades of abuse suffered by indigenous children in schools run by the Catholic Church. Canada’s “residential schools” system was set up in the late 19th century to assimilate native peoples into Canadian society. Children were separated from their families in […]
With Africa in spotlight at G7 summit, Secretary-General Guterres urges investment in youth
At the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Italy, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today called world leaders to invest in young people, with stronger investment in technology and relevant education and capacity building in Africa. Speaking at a session on reinforcing the partnership between the G7 and Africa, the Secretary-General noted that the international […]
African hospitals adopt SOPHiA artificial intelligence to trigger continent-wide healthcare leapfrogging movement
African hospitals are adopting SOPHiA to – no matter their experience in genomic testing – get up to speed and analyze genomic data to identify disease-causing mutations in patients’ genomic profiles, and decide on the most effective care. As new users of SOPHiA, they become part of a larger network of 260 hospitals in 46 […]
Canada sees huge surge of refugees and asylum seekers crossing from the United States on foot
On the third weekend of February, Justin Giovannetti and photographer Ian Willms followed 22 asylum seekers who crossed the American border into Canada near the town of Emerson, Man. They are part of a growing tide who, fearful of increased security in the U.S. under the Trump administration, are risking their lives to go north. Looking […]
Ethiopia in Top Ten Lonely Planet 2017 List
The largest travel guide-book publisher, Lonely Planet, cataloged Ethiopia among the top ten 2017 world tourist destinations. The travel publisher indicated that visitors would be overwhelmed by the beauty of country’s scenery. It also highlighted the rewarding attractions: “Whether they [tourists] are trekking in the Semien Mountains to watch wildlife that roams nowhere else on […]
Mombasa hosts Stakeholders for the Launch of the regional leather design studio
To address long standing design weaknesses and improve market entry of the region’s leather and leather products in a sustainable manner, the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Trade Competitiveness Section in partnership with COMESA-Leather and Leather Products Institute (COMESA/LLPI) have embarked on an ambitious project to establish a Regional Design Studio (RDS). The launch of the project and […]
Painful Ending: Abdullah Kurdi, Father Of Drowned Boys Returns Home In Syria To Bury His Wife And Two Sons
The grief-stricken father of two refugee boys who drowned alongside their mother has buried them in Kobane, as it’s revealed 11 relatives were slaughtered by Islamic State militants in the war-torn city. Aylan, three, his brother Galip, five, and mother Rehan died when their dinghy capsized as they tried to reach the Greek island of […]
