Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, together with eight other African Heads of State, on Wednesday, at the side-lines of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, held talks with the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, on US-African relations. The 8 Heads of State present at the meeting were…
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(Photo: Reuters) Hurricane Maria has knocked out power across the island of Puerto Rico, home to 3.5m people, officials have said. Abner Gómez, head of the disaster management agency, said none of the customers of Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority had any electricity. The US National Hurricane Center said “catastrophic” flooding was sweeping parts of…
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President Muhammadu Buhari and some other African leaders were on Wednesday hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump. The working lunch for the African leaders is on the side-lines of the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York. Trump, who said he was greatly honoured to host the lunch, which took place at the New York…
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to totally destroy North Korea has been dismissed by a North Korean organ as an ‘impotent’ threat. In a tweet by the country’s news agency, DPRK, News Service, Trump’s threat was likened to “the twitchings of a dog licking its flea-riddled scrotum”. The tweet also described Trump as an ”international shouting…
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Toys R Us, one of the largest toy stores in the world, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, USA Today reports. The toy store made in filing Monday night in federal court in Richmond, Virginia. The toy store is in a massive long-term debt of $5 billion, and will most likely close after the holiday season. With…
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Africa will take its rightful place worldwide in the 21st century, Mr. Alpha Condé, the President of Guinea, has told the 72nd Session of the General Assembly. Condé, who also holds the current Presidency of the African Union, stated this in his address to the world leaders on the opening day of the general debate…
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THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE might be taking a step back from public engagements due to the hyperemesis gravidarum she is suffering with her third pregnancy, but a new charity video means that she is still in the spotlight. In the footage, which was recorded in January during a visit to the Child Bereavement UK Centre in East London,…
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The Zimbabwean Government is considering placing a ban on the sale of alcohol during weekdays, and at certain times. According to the Zimbabwe Mail, a cabinet committee has approved a draft policy outlawing the sale of alcoholic products during certain days, hours, and to pregnant women. Zimbabwe’s former Health Minister Timothy Stamps, who is the current Health Advisor…
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Voter registration for Zimbabwe’s 2018 harmonised elections begins on Monday. This would be the first time since independence in 1980 that the voters’ list would be administered outside the Registrar-General’s Office following the adoption of a new constitution which transferred the responsibility to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). ZEC chairperson Rita Makarau, said that continuous…
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Maria is expected to become a dangerous major hurricane as it nears the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. The category one hurricane will rapidly strengthen over the next 48 hours and will hit the islands late on Monday, says the US National Hurricane Center. It is moving roughly along the same path as Irma, the…
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