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UN envoy departs Yemen after failed talks with Houthi leaders

UN envoy departs Yemen after failed talks with Houthi leaders

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths left Sanaa on Tuesday, wrapping up a four-day visit during which he spoke with leaders of the Shia Houthi rebel group. Griffiths will now head to Jordanian capital Amman, a source at Sanaa’s airport told reporters on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to media. The […]

UAE Arranged Secret Meeting in Seychelles to Establish Trump-Putin Back Channel: Full Report on AfricaMetro

UAE Arranged Secret Meeting in Seychelles to Establish Trump-Putin Back Channel: Full Report on AfricaMetro

Prior to inauguration in January, founder of Blackwater and prominent Trump supporter met with an unidentified confidant of Putin.Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, met with an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in January in what appears to be an attempt to set up a back channel between Moscow and then US President-elect Donald […]

YahClick, the number one satellite broadband service in Africa, to expand to 19 African countries

YahClick, the number one satellite broadband service in Africa, to expand to 19 African countries

UAE-based satellite operator, Yahsat, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tele10 Group, the regional broadcast and internet service provider, to discuss collaborations for improving internet connectivity in Rwanda, Burundi and East Democratic Republic of the Congo. The MoU comes ahead of Yahsat taking delivery of its third satellite, Al Yah 3. The launch of […]

Africa’s amusement, entertainment and retail industry to participate in Dubai’s DEAL 2016

Africa’s amusement, entertainment and retail industry to participate in Dubai’s DEAL 2016

Africa’s amusement, entertainment and retail industry is set to benefit by participating in Dubai’s DEAL 2016 (Dubai Entertainment Amusement and Leisure) show (http://www.DEALmiddleeastshow.com). DEAL is the largest amusement and entertainment exhibition in the Middle East and Africa region and will exhibit the latest innovations that can soon be part of the African amusement industry sector. […]

Dubai Chamber launches report at Africa Global Business Forum around non-commodity sectors

Dubai Chamber launches report at Africa Global Business Forum around non-commodity sectors

Buamim: Our new study and presence in Africa a pledge of support for UAE and GCC investment- and we will increase our efforts to direct our business community to the right markets -Gulf firms provide US$2.7bn in foreign direct investment into Sub-Saharan Africa in the first half of 2015, and a total of US$9.3bn from […]

Australian woman ‘arrested in UAE over Facebook photo’

Australian woman ‘arrested in UAE over Facebook photo’

An Australian woman has reportedly been arrested in Abu Dhabi for posting an image on Facebook of a vehicle blocking two disabled car spots at her apartment block. Jodi Magi was arrested and jailed for writing “bad words” on social media, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Tuesday. The report said that the 39-year-old […]

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