Saudi Arabia Admits Death of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul Consulate
Saudi Arabia has said Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul after a fight broke out. Mr Khashoggi, 59, went missing on 2 October during a visit[…]
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Tunisia Floods Leave Five Dead And Two Missing
Flash flooding in Tunisia has killed at least five people while a further two are unaccounted for, the interior ministry said on Thursday. Two died in the Kef region in[…]
Forensic Investigators Probes Missing $100 Million in Poor Liberia
The U.S. Embassy in Liberia said on Wednesday it had asked forensic investigators to carry out a preliminary probe into the possible disappearance of $100 million in newly printed notes[…]
Gunmen Kidnap Africa’s Youngest Billionaire in Tanzania
Africa’s youngest billionaire was kidnapped on Thursday morning by gunmen in Tanzania’s economic capital Dar es Salaam, officials said. Mohammed Dewji, 40, who heads the MeTL Group which operates in[…]
Boko Haram Set to Kill Another Aide Worker
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has called for the Nigerian government’s speedy intervention to save one of the two female staff being held hostage by Boko Haram.[…]
President Trump Calls US Federal Reserve Bank Crazy Over Stocks Crash
It was a black Wednesday as stocks on Wall Street fell to their lowest level in 8 months and in major world markets, slid to a three-month low, with the[…]
Drunk Police Officer Shoots 2 Colleagues Dead in Addis Ababa
A drunk police officer shot dead two colleagues in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation report said. The policeman, who fired on his colleagues was[…]
South Korea Court Jails Former President Lee Myung-Bak
A Seoul court on Friday jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years, making him the latest in a string of high-profile political and business leaders ensnared by[…]
AfDB to Invests $24 Billion in Agriculture in a bid to Lift 1 Billion People Out of Hunger Globally
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be investing $24 billion in the African agriculture over the next 10 years to lift one billion people out of hunger globally. Dr Akinwumi[…]
World Bank Has Approved First Loan to Somalia in 30 Years
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The World Bank has approved $80 million in loans to Somalia to fund public finance reforms, marking the first disbursement to the government of the conflict-ridden country[…]
