400 years on: Chains, shackles, auction documents are reminders of trans Atlantic slave trade
In late August 1619, a ship carrying “20 and odd” African men and women docked at Point Comfort, today’s Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. Their arrival, 400 years ago next…
President Essebsi of Tunisia dies at 92
Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the North African country’s transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died, the presidency said on Thursday. Essebsi was…
China gasoline refiners ramp up exports to Nigeria, Mexico amid overflowing output, slow domestic demand
China will ramp up gasoline exports in July and August to near record levels with cargoes moving to Mexico and Nigeria as refiners seek outlets for their fuel amid a…
Trump goofs again as Boris Johnson takes charge; PM vows to end Brexit
Ivanka Trump congratulated British lawmaker Boris Johnson on his appointment as prime minister of the United Kingdom ― with a Twitter typo. The daughter of the US president ― who…
Trump agrees to make “timely” decisions on license requests for Huawei sales
President Donald Trump agreed at a meeting with the heads of top technology companies like Google on Monday to make “timely” decisions on requests by U.S. companies to sell to…
Kenya’s finance minister pleads not guilty to graft charges
Kenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to corruption charges over the award of two dam tenders, a day after his detention in an unprecedented move against…
EU countries agree to new proposed “solidarity mechanism” to allocate migrants
French President Emmanuel Macron Fourteen member countries of the European Union have agreed to a new “solidarity mechanism” proposed by Germany and France to allocate migrants across the bloc,…
IAEA nuclear chief, Amano dies at 72
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano has died, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, the day he had been expected to announce he would step down early because…
Contract scandal: Kenyan finance minister to be charged over graft allegations- prosecutor
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich The Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has ordered the arrest of Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich among other top government officials over the…
Oil gains as Middle East Gulf tensions flare, Libya field shut
Oil prices rose on Monday on concerns that Iran’s seizure of a British tanker last week may lead to supply disruptions in the Middle East and after Libya…