Washington (AFP) - The Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump's government a fresh setback Wednesday, saying its controversial travel ban cannot be applied to grandparents and other close relatives of people living in the US -- for now. The court accepted a Hawaii district judge's ruling last week that the Trump administration had too narrow ...
Berlin (AFP) - Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has confirmed RB Leipzig have rejected an offer of 75 million euros (Â 66m, $86.4m) for Liverpool-target Naby Keita and insists the Guinea midfielder is not for sale. On their first season in Germany's top flight, RB Leipzig finished second to Bayern Munich in 2016/17 and have qualified directly f ...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 19, 2017 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Ten teams of 21 budding African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the Resolution Social Venture Challenge at the Baobab Summit in Johannesburg. Winning teams earn a fellowship that includes seed funding, mentorship and access to a network of young global ...
Rabat (AFP) - A Moroccan court on Wednesday sentenced 23 Sahrawis to prison terms ranging from two years to life over the killing of 11 members of the Moroccan security forces in contested Western Sahara. The verdict in the case, which has been closely followed by human rights campaigners, was delivered at dawn by the Court of Appeals in Sale ne ...
Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, and founder of African Achievers Awards, a set of annual awards bestowed on Africa rsquo;s most accomplished achievers has eulogised the legendary Nelson Mandela on the international Mandela Day celebrated globally on 18th July. In a short statement shared with his press aide, he noted Nelson Mandela Day does not o ...
Gahara (Rwanda) (AFP) - Inside a metal shed in southeastern Rwanda, Nicholas Hitimana brandished a plastic container holding a green liquid: geranium essential oil, freshly distilled and ready for export at more than $200 (175 euros) a kilo. The pioneer of essential oils in Rwanda, Hitimana said he understood over a decade ago the need to devel ...
Ouagadougou (AFP) - Work to rehabilitate a 1,260-kilometre (782-mile) railway that is a vital link between the Sahel and Atlantic coast will begin on September 15, the governments of Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast said Tuesday. The two governments, along with the track's operating company Sitarail, signed an agreement setting the date at a meeting ...
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