Category: General

President to attend East London mass funeral service

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday, 06 July 2022, attend the mass funeral service of 21 young people in East London in the Eastern Cape. On Sunday, 26 June 2022, 21 teenagers tragically passed away at a tavern in Scenery Park, East London. Th…

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias to attend the 26th Economist Conference panel discussion titled “Effective diplomacy in unstable times: the European Strategy for peace in the Eastern Mediterranean” (Lagonisi, Tuesday, July 5, 2022)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias will participate tomorrow, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in the 26th Annual Economist Government Roundtable to be held in Lagonisi (5-7 July 2022). The theme of this year’s conference is “Antitheses, transformations,…

Media Accreditation for East London mass funeral service

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday, 06 July 2022, attend the mass funeral service of 21 young people in East London in the Eastern. On Sunday, 26 June 2022, 21 teenagers tragically passed away at a tavern in Scenery Park, East London. The Pre…

Gambia bans timber exports after smuggling fears

BANJUL— The Gambia has suspended all timber exports, following reports the West African state is serving as a transit point for the illegal smuggling of endangered rosewood.“All existing permits issued for the export/re-export of timber are permanently…

Sierra Leone launches re-denominated currency to strengthen value

FREETOWN— Sierra Leone is launching a re-denominated currency, knocking three zeroes off bank notes but keeping their value unchanged, its central bank has said.Financial transactions with the West African country have been suspended since Wednesday in…

One killed in Boko Haram hospital attack in Cameroon

YAOUNDE— One person has been killed after terror group Boko Haram attacked a hospital in Cameroon’s Far North region, according to local and security sources.Militants of the group raided the hospital in Mada locality of the region overnight into Satur…