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Etiopia Nigeria Malta
Malta's EU presidency can help investors 'rediscover' the Mediterranean - Mogherini
Malta's EU Council presidency will be an opportunity to attract investment and position the Mediterranean as a “sea of opportunity” amidst fears over security and migration, according to the EU foreign affairs chief.High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini is currently on a brief official visit to ...
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Regno Unito Austria Paesi Bassi Malta Finlandia
The tease without the sleaze
The sultry, sensual world of burlesque is set to take over the theatre space at Saint James Cavalier, Valletta, as a fully-fledged burlesque show starring Malta's leading burlesque dancer Undine Le Verve and a number of foreign artists will be held in November as part of this season's Spazju Kreattiv ...
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Cina
China denounces EU Commissioner's 'slit eyes' remarks
China has denounced remarks by Germany's EU commissioner that critics described as racist toward Chinese, saying the comments reflected a superiority complex held by "some Western politicians". In a recent speech to businessmen in Hamburg, Guenther Oettinger, the senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party, used the derogatory term Schlitzaugen ...
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Panama Regno Unito Malta
Konrad Mizzi apology not enough to restore Malta's reputation - de Marco
Minister Konrad Mizzi's apology over his involvement in the Panama Papers is not enough for Malta to reclaim its untarnished reputation, Nationalist Party deputy leader Mario de Marco told Parliament this morning. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat mishandled the Panama Papers issue to the extent that it not only dampened Dr Mizzi's ...
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Kenya
CS Waiguru helped me at NYS - Kabura
An evasive Josephine Kabura, chief conduit in the Sh791 NYS scandal, yesterday told MPs former Devolution CS Anne Waiguru helped her secure multi-million tenders through single sourcing. Kabura was declared a hostile witness who testified under threat of arrest. She once again named Waiguru as the architect of the scam ...
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USA Kenya
After leaving Kenya, Magufuli orders highway that may cripple Masai Mara
Barely a day after visiting Kenya, Tanzanian President John Magufuli has authorised construction of a highway that might suffocate Masai Mara National Reserve. The highway will cut Serengeti National Park into two close to the Kenyan border, meaning it might interfere with animals crossing over to Kenya. Conservationists warn Kenya ...
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Kenya
Business: Government to raise 2016/17 local borrowing, cut budget deficit
Kenya will raise its borrowing from the domestic market for the fiscal year from July to 294.6 billion shillings ($2.91 billion) from its initial target of 236. 1 billion shillings, the Treasury said.
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Kenya
Business News: Government to raise 2016/17 local borrowing, cut budget deficit
Kenya will raise its borrowing from the domestic market for the fiscal year from July to 294.6 billion shillings ($2.91 billion) from its initial target of 236. 1 billion shillings, the Treasury said.
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Etiopia
Business: Ethiopia names technocrats, new ministers in reform government
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn swore in a group of technocrats and new finance and foreign ministers on Tuesday in a reshuffle meant to respond to grievances behind six months of violent protests.
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Etiopia
Business News: Ethiopia names technocrats, new ministers in reform government
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn swore in a group of technocrats and new finance and foreign ministers on Tuesday in a reshuffle meant to respond to grievances behind six months of violent protests.