We Won’t Take Over Ugandan Airport Over Loan Default – Chinese Authorities
Chinese authorities have said they are not interested in taking over Uganda’s sole international airport if country defaults on loan. According to reports, Entebbe International Airport and other Ugandan assets were attached and agreed to be taken over by Chinese lenders upon arbitration of the loan. President Yoweri Museveni was said to have sent a delegation to Beijing hoping to renegotiate...
BREAKING! Ex-Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Is Dead
Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who led the West African country from 2013 until he was ousted in a coup in 2020, died at the age of 76 in the capital Bamako on Sunday, his family said. “President IBK died this morning at 0900 GMT in his home” in Bamako, a family member told AFP using the ex-leader’s initials,...
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is dead
By Patricia Ngwenya - Johannesburg Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died. He was aged 95. Mugabe died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to newsmen. Mugabe was ousted from power in a military coup in November 2017, ending his three-decade reign. Zimbabwe's education secretary Fadzayi Mahere tweeted: "Rest In Peace, Robert Mugabe." He was born on 21 February 1924, in what was...
Nigeria, South Africa to establish joint council on industry, trade and investment
Patricia Ngwenya - South Africa The federal government of Nigeria and the Republic of South Africa have agreed to establish a joint economic advisory council on industry, trade and investment. This was the highpoint of trade talks between Presidents of the two countries yesterday Thursday 3rd October, at the Union buildings, Pretoria, South Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari is on a three...
BREAKING: Popular Evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke Is Dead
The family of German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke has confirmed the preacher's demise. The family made the announcement via his official Facebook page that Bonnke passed away peacefully in the company of his relatives on Saturday, December 7. In a statement signed by his wife, Anni Bonnke. Anni said, “Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ. It is with sorrow that the Bonnke...
Coronavirus: UK declares virus serious threat, confirms another case
Britain on Monday declared coronavirus a serious and imminent threat to public health. Britain’s health ministry said it had introduced new measures aimed at delaying or preventing further transmission of the virus. “We are strengthening our regulations so we can keep individuals in supported isolation for their own safety and if public health professionals consider they may be at risk of...
Renowned Italian Doctor Roberto Stella Dies from Coronavirus
The president of the Medical Guild of Varese, Roberto Stella, has died of coronavirus. He was 67. Stella died on Tuesday in Como, Italy, after being hospitalized following his coronavirus diagnosis, CNN and ABC News reported, citing a local Italian outlet. The Italian medical chief was hospitalized for respiratory failure, stemming from the disease, CNN reported. Italy’s National Federation of Doctors and...
Floyd’s Uncle Roger Mayweather Died
Roger Mayweather, who was a two-weight world champion and later trained his nephew to superstardom, has died. Mayweather, a brother of Floyd Mayweather Sr., was 58. TMZ first reported the news of Mayweather’s death, the cause of which has not been revealed. Roger Mayweather wasn’t able to train Floyd Mayweather Jr. toward the end of his Hall-of-Fame career due to various...
COVID-19 Cases Across Africa Now Over 600
African countries on Wednesday confirmed 644 cases of coronavirus, 17 deaths and 65 recoveries according to Worldometer Nigeria Nigeria confirmed five new cases that are independent of the previous three cases. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said that all five cases had a travel history to the UK and U.S. In response to the increase in the spread of the virus, the...
BREAKING: Boris Johnson In Intensive Care After COVID-19 Symptoms Worsen
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care in hospital with coronavirus. A Downing Street spokesman has confirmed Boris Johnson has been taken to intensive care this evening, he is understood to still be conscious. The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been asked to deputise for him. A No10 spokesman said: "Since Sunday evening, the Prime Minister has...
