Russia Writes Off Over $20 Billion African Debt
Russia continues to inject into African regimes, underscored by the bid to write off millions of African debt dollars. Moscow’s government is looking to implement the debt-for-development initiative looking to [...]
Qantas Airways Completes the World's Longest Commercial Flight
Qantas Airways recently completed the world's longest commercial flight from New York to Sydney, a journey that covered a total distance of 16,200km (10,066 miles) in 19 hours and 16 [...]France Opens Up Europe's Largest Floating Solar Power Plant
France has finished construction of the largest floating solar power plant in Europe. The power plant, made up of 47,000 Solar panels, is set to reduce 1,096 tons of carbon [...]The European Investment Bank SME Forum to be Held in Nairobi
European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to hold its SME and Microfinance Banking Forum for Eastern Africa in Nairobi. It is the second time the event will take place in [...]Singapore Ranked World's Most Competitive Country
Singapore tops the list as the world's most competitive country, ahead of the United States and China. The 2019 Global Competitiveness report ranks the U.S. and Hong Kong at second [...]US and China Trade War Leads to Fewer Trades
The US and China reached an agreement to hold off on tariff increases in exchange for some Chinese concessions, mainly on agricultural purchases. In the agreement, the US agreed to [...]UN Cash Constraints Likely to Delay November Salaries
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that there is about $1.4Bn in outstanding payments fearing that the agency may enter November without enough cash to cover payrolls. The Secretariat could [...]
India Eyes Mobile Manufacturing Deals with Global Players Like Apple
India expects global phone manufacturers to move production of their devices to the country, owing to favorable tax laws. The state introduced new tax legislation which lower taxes in its [...]UK Debt Campaign Group Accuses IMF of Irresponsible Lending
The IMF has been accused of reckless lending to financially troubled countries by the Jubilee Debt Campaign (JDC), a UK based group. The UK group revealed that the International Monetary [...]PayPal Drops out of Facebook's Libra Project
PayPal is the first company to drop out of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project saying it wants to focus on its current mission.According to,The IndependentMastercard and Visa are also reconsidering their involvement. [...]US vs EU Trade War Heightens with Tariffs Imposed on Planes
The United States vs European Union trade war has heightened after the US imposed 10% tariffs on European-made Airbus planes and 25% tariffs on French wine, Scotch and Irish whiskies, [...]WhatsApp Is Testing Self Destructing Feature on Group Messages
[bctt tweet=WhatsApp is testing a self destruct feature which will allow users to create a mini-lifetime of a text. The innovation will enable users to create messages which can self-destruct [...]
