Jan 19, 2016 Jean Ping, a leading critic of Gabon’s President Ali Bongo, recently announced that he will be running for president in this year’s election. Speaking during an interview, Ping, who is a former African Union chairman, said that he will make the presidency more accountable, institute term limits and invest in health, education ... Read More
Jan 19, 2016 Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore recently visited Ouagadougou’s Splendid Hotel which was previously assualted by al Qaeda fighters. Speaking at the hotel, president Kabore thanked French and US forces for helping end the attack while insisting that the country will not be intimidated by such attacks. He however added that ... Read More
Jan 19, 2016 London visitors recently saw their favorite landmarks transformed at the first ever Lumiere London light festival. The festival featured an array of light installations created by UK and international artists. The display ranged from dazzling light installations suspended above Oxford Street to a vibrant circus display at Kings Cross. Helen Marriage, the ... Read More
Jan 19, 2016 According to Alfonso Prat-Gay, Argentine finance minister, the country’s economy will edge higher this year as the new government lifts interventionist controls. Speaking at a news conference with foreign journalists in Buenos Aires, he said: “With our numbers we calculate an estimated (economic growth) of between 0.5 percent and 1 percent this ... Read More
Jan 19, 2016 The key to the Olympic Basketball court at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro was recently handed over to the local organizing committee, seven months before the Rio 2016 Summer Games. With a capacity of 16,000 people, the arena will stage the Men’s Basketball and Paralympic Basketball events in August ... Read More
Jan 18, 2016 Ecuador’s Finance Minister Fausto Herrera recently revealed that his country will sign an agreement with China for some three billion dollars to finance its budget for 2016. Speaking to this effect, Herrera said: “We are going to sign with China. This month, we are signing for some three billion dollars. The rest are ... Read More
Jan 18, 2016 Liberia was recently declared Ebola-free for the third time as West Africa finally rids itself of the epidemic that left over 11,000 people dead. According to official figures from the World Health Organization, Sierra Leone had the highest number of Ebola cases; however the death toll was highest in Liberia. New cases ... Read More
Jan 18, 2016 Tunisian demonstrators recently gathered at the country’s capital to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2011 revolution. During the event, President Beji Caid Essebsi said: “There are other internal studies that say that 73 percent of Tunisians are optimistic as they see that the security situation is continuously improving and that the ... Read More
Jan 18, 2016 Klaus Schwab, founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum recently revealed that the 46th installment of the annual meeting will be focused on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The meeting, which aims to build a platform for cooperation between the public and private sectors, will feature three main topics. The agendas ... Read More
Jan 18, 2016 According to Arsene Wenger, Midfielder Mohamed Elneny recently has joined Arsenal from Swiss champions FC Basel. With midfield trio Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere and Francis Coquelin out injured, the 23-year-old Egyptian is a welcome addition to Wenger’s squad and will provide some much-needed defensive cover. Commenting on this, Wenger said: “His strengths ... Read More
