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North Korea looking for home-grown, sanctions-proof energy
By VOA,
1601, February 15, 2019 (EAT)
Power-strapped North Korea is exploring two ambitious alternative energy sources, tidal power and coal-based synthetic fuels, that could greatly impro...
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Uganda’s economy seen expanding at 6.3 pct in 2018/19 – IMF
By Reuters,
1617, February 15, 2019 (EAT)
Uganda’s economy is expected to grow 6.3 percent in the 2018/19 (Jul-Jun) fiscal year, slightly higher than the 2018 rate, helped by robust activity...
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Nigeria ‘Delta Avengers’ militants vow to cripple economy if Buhari re-elected
By Reuters,
2015, February 14, 2019 (EAT)
A militant group in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern Niger Delta threatened on Thursday to cripple Africa’s top oil producer and biggest economy if Pre...
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Trump’s big, beautiful shrinking wall
By VOA,
2051, February 14, 2019 (EAT)
“I will build a great wall,” declared Donald Trump in announcing he was running for president in June 2015. “I will build a great, great wall on...
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China says report of talks with Venezuela opposition ‘fake news’
By Reuters,
2056, February 13, 2019 (EAT)
China said on Wednesday a newspaper report that Chinese diplomats had held talks with Venezuela’s political opposition to protect its investments in...
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More time needed, May returns to parliament for Brexit
By Reuters,
2039, February 13, 2019 (EAT)
British Prime Minister Theresa May returns to parliament on Thursday to seek renewed backing for her plan to renegotiate her Brexit deal with Brussels...
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Boat made of old sandals flies flag for cleaner African seas
By Reuters,
1221, February 13, 2019 (EAT)
It was 6pm when an unusual rainbow-coloured boat, made of recycled plastic waste and discarded flip-flops (sandals) gathered from beaches and roadside...
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‘Sexist’ data holds women back, Bill and Melinda Gates say
By Reuters,
339, February 13, 2019 (EAT)
"Sexist" data is making it harder to improve women's and girls' lives, the world's leading philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates said Tuesday in...
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Nigerian economy grows at fastest pace in two years as election nears
By Reuters,
2114, February 12, 2019 (EAT)
Nigeria’s economy grew in 2018 at its fastest pace since a recession two years earlier, data showed, just days before a presidential election in whi...
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Let aid in, Venezuelan opposition tells Maduro in street rallies
By Reuters,
2058, February 12, 2019 (EAT)
Venezuela’s opposition supporters returned to the streets nationwide on Tuesday to keep the heat on embattled President Nicolas Maduro and demand he...
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France bombed Chadian rebels to stop coup d’etat: foreign minister
By Reuters,
2119, February 12, 2019 (EAT)
France’s military struck rebels in Chad to prevent a coup d’etat against President Idriss Deby, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesda...
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Zimbabwe plans new currency as dollar shortage bites
By Reuters,
1234, February 12, 2019 (EAT)
Zimbabwe will introduce a new currency in the next 12 months, the country’s Finance Minister said, as a shortage of U.S. dollars plunges the financi...
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They left Venezuela for a better life — now they’re selling their bodies
By CNN,
1414, February 12, 2019 (EAT)
The human toll of the Venezuelan crisis is evident in the women's faces. They speak with pain in their voices and sadness in their eyes. At first r...
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Horticulture exports to Britain will not be disrupted after Brexit: official
By Reuters,
1111, February 12, 2019 (EAT)
Britain’s exit from the European Union will not disrupt Kenya’s horticulture exports to that country, said a senior Kenyan government official. ...
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The men who would lead Nigeria: the presidency, power and petroleum
By Reuters,
1953, February 11, 2019 (EAT)
Nigeria had more than 70 candidates for president when campaigning began for Saturday’s elections. But only those from the two main parties - Pre...
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iPhone sales in China fell by a fifth in fourth quarter
By Reuters,
1937, February 11, 2019 (EAT)
Apple Inc iPhone sales in China fell 20 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, while sales for smartphones made by home-grown rival Huawe...
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U.N. says grain stores in Yemen’s Hodeidah ‘at risk of rotting’
By Reuters,
1942, February 11, 2019 (EAT)
The U.N. special envoy to Yemen on Monday said the urgency of accessing grain stores trapped in a frontline position in the port city of Hodeidah was ...
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Climate change seen as top threat, but U.S. power a growing worry: poll
By Reuters,
1941, February 11, 2019 (EAT)
Climate change is the top security concern in a poll conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Center, followed by Islamist terrorism and cyber a...
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OPINION: High taxes and charges hindering growth of African aviation
By Citizen,
1515, February 11, 2019 (EAT)
By Abderahmane Berthé One of the most fundamental factors that determine the success or failure of any commercial activity is the cost associated ...
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Seven jailed for life over Tunisian museum, hotel massacres
By Reuters,
1646, February 10, 2019 (EAT)
A Tunisian court jailed seven people for life on Saturday for their involvement in two deadly militant attacks in 2015, one on a museum in Tunis and t...
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