Deportee killed after being hit by plane on Russia runway

A man has been killed on the runway at Moscow’s largest airport after being hit by a plane as it was taking off. Armenian Albert Yepremyan, 25, had earlier been…

Yemen crisis: 85,000 children ‘dead from malnutrition’

An estimated 85,000 children under the age of five may have died from acute malnutrition in three years of war in Yemen, a leading charity says. The number is equivalent…

JUST IN : Nissan chairman Ghosn arrest sends shockwaves in auto sector

TOKYO. – Japanese authorities Wednesday extended Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s detention by 10 days, as it emerged the car giant itself could face charges over the alleged financial misconduct that laid low its once-loved leader.

Rwanda seeks to join OECD to attract investment, says FM

KIGALI. — Rwanda has expressed interest to join the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in an effort to attract global investment, Rwandan Foreign Minister Richard Sezibera said here Tuesday.

Ghosn to remain CEO as Renault appoints interim leadership

Renault said Tuesday Carlos Ghosn will remain its chief executive despite his arrest on financial misconduct charges in Japan, though a deputy CEO has been named to ensure day-to-day management…

JUST-IN: Government crafts new measures to curb road accidents

Government, through the inter-ministerial committee on disaster management, is crafting a cocktail of measures to deal with errors and faults causing road accidents.

Frelimo urges Renamo to stop making war threats

MAPUTO. — The spokesman for the ruling party of Mozambique, Frelimo, said Tuesday that the main opposition Renamo has to stop making threats in peace processes, considering that President Filipe Nyusi is making the processes viable.

Letter from Africa: Cremations ‘threaten’ Zimbabwe’s ancestral spirits

Cremation is provoking a huge debate in Zimbabwe, bringing cultural and religious beliefs to the fore, journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe writes from Harare. “For you were made from dust, and to…

Cameroon army frees kidnapped students

Cameroon’s security forces have rescued kidnapped students and one teacher after a raid on a camp of separatist fighters in the South-West region. The group of nine, not 20 as…

Neymar injured as Brazil beat Cameroon

Paris St-Germain forward Neymar played for only six minutes as Brazil edged out Cameroon in Milton Keynes. Neymar suffered an adductor muscle injury while taking a shot and was replaced…

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