Okonjo-Iweala wants debt relief for low-income countries to boost trade
The newly appointed director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has recommended a multilateral debt relief for low-income countries, arguing that such a step will promote investment and trade world-wide.She made her appeal on Monday, 29 March, during …
Ntaganda case: ICC Appeals Chamber confirms conviction and sentencing decisions
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) delivered its judgments on 30 March 2021, confirming, by majority, the decision of Trial Chamber VI (“Trial Chamber”) of 8 July 2019, which found Bosco Ntaganda guilty of 18 …
President Obama’s Kenyan Grandmother dies at 99
Former President Barack Obama’s step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, has died at a hospital in Kenya. She was 99 years old.According to her daughter Marsat Onyango, Sarah Obama, the third and youngest wife of Barack Obama’s grandfather, died early on Monday at …
Man arrested outside VP Kamala Harris’ official residence with rifle and ammunition
Washington DC Police have arrested a Texas man outside Vice President Kamala Harris’s official residence in the USA capital on Wednesday.According to Washington’s Metropolitan Police, the arrested 31-year-old Paul Murray of San Antonio, Texas, had a rifle and ammunition in …
Hamed Bakayoko, the Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, has died of cancer in a hospital in Germany, authorities say.
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday. He was 61 years old.According to the televised message from the country’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan, “President John Magufuli died of a heart ailment …
Ivory Coast’s PM Hamed Bakayoko dies in Germany
Hamed Bakayoko, the Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, has died of cancer in a hospital in Germany, authorities say.Mr Bakayoko passed away on Wednesday, a few days after his 56th birthday. Hamed Bakayoko was flown to France in February for …
COVID-19 Lockdown: Exposure of Inequality, Hypocrisy and Double Standard
It is more than one year since the novel corona conquered the entire wishy-washy world dauntlessly with its lethal, vicious virus. The deadly disease first erupted in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 before spreading rapidly to other …
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named first female, African boss of WTO
Former Nigeria’s Finance Minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)Donald Trump administration had vigorously tried to block the appointment of Dr Okonjo-Iweala, despite that most other WTO members favoured her …
Malawi’s president Chakwera fires head of Covid task force
The president of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera has sacked the co-chair of a task force responsible for his country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, for allegedly misappropriating $7.7m.The President fired John Phuka, the co-chair of the task force, and James Chiusiwa, …
Last Hurdle Cleared for Dr Okonjo-Iweala to Become WTO Boss
Former Nigerian Finance Minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is most likely to become the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), following the withdrawal of South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee from the race. As the only existing candidate for the …