A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress towards democracy in the Southeast Asian country. Yangon northern district judge Ye Lwin said Wa Lone, 32,Continue Reading
(Reuters/NAN)President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria has dismissed two army generals to tighten his grip on power ahead of him possibly seeking re-election next year and to diminish the power of the military, analysts and diplomats said. Two weeks ago, Bouteflika, 81, sacked two more generals, bringing the number of dismissed topContinue Reading
Pakistan committed to eliminate remnant of militants–High Commissioner The Islamic Republic of Pakistan says efforts are being put in place to completely eradicate remnant of militants in the country. The Pakistan High Commission to Nigeria, Maj. Gen. (Rtd), Waqar Kingravi stated this at the ceremony to mark 53rd Defense DayContinue Reading
(Reuters/NAN)Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday denounced the caning of two Muslim women for attempting lesbian sex. The women had pleaded guilty to charges under Islamic laws forbidding lesbian sex. They were caned on Monday in front of dozens of people at a sharia court in Terengganu, a conservativeContinue Reading
By Victor AsijeChina is ready to invest N2.16 trillion ($60 billion) in Africa in the next three years. The Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Mr Chao Xiaoliang disclosed this in a post-summit article entitled, “FOCAC Beijing Summit: A New Milestone in China-Africa Relations”. Chao said the new investment drive wasContinue Reading
British Foreign Minister, Jeremy Hunt, accused Google (GOOGL.O) on Thursday of abandoning its moral values by failing to remove child abuse content while launching a version of its search engine in China that will block some websites. The government has repeatedly criticised online platforms such as Twitter, YouTube and FacebookContinue Reading
Theresa May pledged support for East Africa’s fight against Islamist militancy on Thursday during the first trip by a British prime minister to Kenya in 30 years. In Nairobi, the last stop on her three-country Africa trip, May was also at pains to assure the region’s biggest economy that KenyaContinue Reading
By Temitope Ponle The UK Government has announced a new £70million programme to create 100,000 jobs in Nigeria says the Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin. Baldwin said this during a business event as part of the activities for Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to Nigeria on Wednesday. Baldwin,Continue Reading
The Consul-General of China in Lagos, Mr Chao Xiaoliang, on Thursday said the volume of trade between China and Africa from January to July this year now stand at about N4.17 trillion ($116 billion). Chao, in an article entitled, “Working Together to Write a New Chapter in China-Africa Relations’’, alsoContinue Reading
