Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer seeks to reassure South Africa that Brexit won’t hurt their ties
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Philip Hammond is in Pretoria today on a mission to deepen economic ties with South Africa. He’s seen foreign affairs chief Maite Nkoana Mashebane and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. Britain’s Finance Minister Philip Hammond will see business leaders at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange this evening and move on […]
John Mahama in a tight electoral race underway
Ghana’s president John Mahama has six rivals in the election for the nation’s top job now underway in the country formerly known as the gold coast. Internationally popular Mahama is involved in tight race with veteran opposition leader Nana Akufo Addo planning to make it third time lucky. All seven Ghanaian candidates pledged to keep […]
UN to order new probe into 1961 plane crash that killed Dag Hammarskjöld
The United Nations General Assembly is about to pass a resolution calling for yet another investigation into the 1961 air crash in Zambia that killed then United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld. The four previous robes have failed to satisfy many, including for US President Harry Truman, who suspected could play. ends intro It has […]
Trump says Boeing’s doing a number on new Air Force One
President-elect Donald Trump believes Boeing is doing a number on the American people. He’s called for the government to cancel a deal with Boeing for development of the next generation of Air Force One, citing concerns that it will cost more than four billion dollars. The giant aircraft maker says it has a $170 million dollar contract […]