SA bans meat imports from Brazil
South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has suspended some meat imports from Brazil amid a scandal over adulterated meat in the Latin American […]
Canada
A former Somali Refugee Appointed Minister of Immigration in Canada
Somali-born Ahmed Hussen, a lawyer and community activist has been appointed as the new Canadian Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. His appointment was announced […]
Burkina Faso: Exiled ex-PM Faces Disciplinary Proceedings
Burkina Faso has launched disciplinary procedures against former Prime Minister General Isaac Zida, who’s now seeking refuge in Canada. The former Prime Minister joined his […]
Algeria: ‘Pilots of crashed Air Algérie aircraft in Mali were ill trained’, Spanish pilots’ syndicate
Two years after the crash of Air Algérie flight linking Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) to Algiers, victims’ families still seek the truth but Spanish pilots’ syndicate […]
Botswana’s 1,109-carat uncut Diamond fails to sell in London
The world’s largest uncut diamond discovered in Botswana in November last year, failed to sell at the Sotheby’s auction in London on Wednesday. The “Lesedi […]
Ghanaian Economist Gets Senior World Bank Job
The World Bank Group this weekend appointed Ghanaian economist Victoria Kwakwa as the new Regional Vice-President for the bank’s East Asia and Pacific region. According […]
Rwanda: local firm spearheads four hydropower projects worth $40 Mln
The East African Power, a local energy firm has announced entering into a joint venture with the Canadian firm Afritech Energy to set up four […]
Egypt: President frees Aljazeera journalists, other prisoners
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners, including Al Jazeera TV journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, on Wednesday. A statement from the presidency […]
Nestlé to use only sustainably sourced cocoa from the Q1 2016
Nestlé plans to source only sustainable cocoa for its global KitKat brand in order to strengthen consumer trust. All KitKat bars will be made with […]
Canada concludes air transport agreements with Nigeria, Mali and Oman
The Canadian government concluded agreements on Monday with Nigeria, Mali and Oman to enable Canadian airlines to better serve passengers travelling between Canada and these […]