Pirates Kidnap 10 Turkish Sailors Off Nigeria
Pirates have attacked a ship off the coast of Nigeria and abducted 10 sailors from the Turkish cargo vessel. Shipping company Kadioglu Denizcilik said Paksoy-1 was sailing without any freight from Cameroon to the Ivory Coast when it was attacked in the Gulf of Guinea. Another eight sailors remained on board the ship which is […]
Trump: Google should be probed over China treason claim
President Trump has said his administration will look into alleged links between Google and China. It follows a speech given by Peter Thiel in which the billionaire tech investor asked whether Google’s senior management considered itself to have been infiltrated by Chinese spies. Mr Thiel also questioned why Google had made “the seemingly treasonous decision […]
UN peacekeeper, 6 civilians killed in Sudan/South Sudan border area
Unknown gunmen killed a U.N. peace-keeper and six civilians in the disputed region of Abyei on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, the regional governor said on Wednesday. “Yesterday, unknown gunmen attacked the market of Amiet, North of Abyei,” said Kuol Alor Jok, governor of Abyei. He said one of the civilians who was […]
Ms. Christine Lagarde to step down as IMF Head
Ms. Christine Lagarde has said she will step down as managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It comes ahead of a decision on her nomination to become head of the European Central Bank (ECB). Christine Lagarde said she would leave the IMF on September 12, 2019. The former French cabinet minister has been […]
Exposure to sun and fire has no effect on humans – Dr. Aaron Asare
The CEO and Senior Medical Consultant at a Hospital in Sunyani, Dr. Aaron Asare, has assured the public, that exposure to high temperatures from the sun and cooking fires has no significant effect on humans. According to him, the human body has the ability to adapt to various degrees of heat without any consequences. Dr. […]
Truecaller launches user verification solution for the mobile web
Truecaller has announced the global launch of its Truecaller SDK solution exclusively for the mobile web platform. With this, Truecaller SDK now supports all the key mobile platforms across Android, iOS, React and now mobile web including Progressive Web App support. Developers can access the mWeb SDK from Truecaller’s global developer portal. Across emerging markets […]
Online tool seeks to tackle barriers to intra-Africa trade
A new online tool is seeking to eliminate hiccups to the recently operationalized African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and ensure quicker and more efficient trade. A product of the African Union and UNCTAD, the tool dubbed tradebarriers.africa has been hailed as an example of how technology will contribute to the success of AfCFTA. Niger’s […]
Air Seychelles set to launch weekly direct flights to Tel Aviv
Air Seychelles has announced the commencement of a new service linking the Seychelles and Israel’s largest metropolitan area, Tel Aviv effective 27 November, 2019. The new service will be operated on Wednesday evenings from the Seychelles with the returning flight departing Tel Aviv a week later. The flight has been carefully timed to provide business […]
SEHP trains women in quality shea nut picking and preservation
The Samira Empowerment & Humanitarian Projects,(SEHP), a not-for-profit organization established with the purpose of empowering the underprivileged in Ghana has trained one thousand two hundred, (1,200) women in quality shea nut picking and preservation, as part of the Shea Empowerment Initiative (SEI). The women were drawn from the Wa, Gushiegu, West Mamprusi Municipalities and Kassena Nankana […]
iOS and Android are about to get a bunch of new emoji
Today is World Emoji Day. Why is there a World Emoji Day? No idea! But it’s today! To recognize the day, Apple and Google have both shed some light on their plans regarding new emoji coming to their operating systems in the coming months. Both companies are adding around 60 new emoji in all, from […]
