US, Africa for stronger trade ties
The US Assistant Secretary of African Affairs, Johnnie Carson Africa and the United States will continue to be trading partners, the US Assistant Secretary of African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, has said. Carson said More...
U.S. Envoy to Israel Says Nation Is Ready on Iran
The US has plans in place to attack Iran if other measures fail to stop it developing nuclear weapons, Washington’s envoy to Israel says. Dan Shapiro Dan Shapiro said the US hoped diplomacy and sanctions would More...
Huge finds make East Africa the next big gas source
Blocks 1, 3 and 4 offshore Tanzania cover a 20,853km2 area of the Mafia Deep Offshore Basin and northern portion of the Ruvuma Basin, located in water depths ranging from approximately 100m to greater than 3,000m. LONDON More...
Kenya near to sealing more offshore oil search deals
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya is close to sealing a deepwater exploration contract with France’s Total and has offered three other oil majors new offshore blocks, the country’s petroleum commissioner More...
Merkel, Hollande press to keep eurozone together
German chancellor Angela Merkel (L) shows the way to new French president Francois Hollande in Berlin (AFP, Odd Andersen) BERLIN — French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed More...
Uganda flower exports dip as operating costs rise
Uganda’s floriculture industry consists of 17 commercial farms cultivating 250 hectares and exporting mainly to European Union. The commodity’s main market is in Holland, United Kingdom, Germany, France) with More...
Socialist Francois Hollande wins French presidency
PARIS (AP) — Socialist Francois Hollande defeated conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday to become France’s next president, heralding a change in how Europe tackles its debt crisis and how France More...
Kenya’s newcomer Dennis Kimetto breaks world record in BIG 25 Berlin
Dennis Kimetto stormed to a world record at the BIG 25 Berlin: Kenya’s 28 year-old newcomer crossed the finish line of the traditional 25 k race in 1:11:18. Caroline Chepkwony (Kenya) was the women’s More...
Boziana to grace Banker’s Gala
BOZI Boziana BOZI Boziana, the most successful guitarist, singer and band leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo, now based in France, will grace the Banker’s night Gala scheduled for Friday, 25th May, 2012 More...
Inside France’s secret World War One bunker: Urban explorers find wartime weapons stowed away in underground quarry
A sprawling military bunker containing a treasure trove of vehicles and weaponry spanning more than two world wars has been discovered at a secret location deep within a French forest. An amazingly well-preserved More...
