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Kenya vows to spearhead Pan-Africanism Xinhua NAIROBI- Kenya on Monday vowed to spearhead Pan-Africanism in order to enable the continent to chart its own destiny. Deputy President William Ruto told a region forum in Nairobi that Africa’s political and economic liberation will only be achieved if the continent sets aside tribal, religious and nationalists divisions. […]

Nigeria: Kano light rail system receives boost from Czech Republic via Memorandum of Understanding Gov.Ganduje , Czeck Ambassador sign MoU for Kano Light Rail Kano State Government KANO, NIGERIA- Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and the Czech Republic Ambassador to Nigeria, Pavel Mikes, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the provision of […]

China to issue new 100 yuan bank note Xinhua BEIJING- The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, announced it would issue a new 100-yuan bank note from Nov. 12 on Monday. The new bank note will be harder to counterfeit and easier for machines to read. Part of the fifth set of bank notes […]

Tyler Perry’s plans for former Fort McPherson Army base By J. Scott Trubey Military Times The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP ATLANTA — Filmmaker Tyler Perry’s plans for a sprawling movie studio at Fort McPherson may include an amphitheater and a museum, according to documents obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A map provided to the U.S. […]

New York City: A brand new LaGuardia Airport Associated Press New York City- A year after comparing New York’s LaGuardia Airport to “some Third World Country,” Vice President Joe Biden helped unveil an ambitious plan Monday to rebuild its collection of aging terminals into a modern, unified hub while easing congestion by doubling the space […]

BRICS: Chinese premier hails the opening of the New Development Bank Xinhua BEIJING- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday hailed the opening of the New Development Bank (NDB) as an “important step forward” in cooperation among BRICS countries. “This is great progress in financial cooperation among developing countries and emerging economies, as well as a […]

Cuban flag flies in Washington for the first time in 54 years Azam Ahmed The Sydney Morning Herald WASHINGTON, DC- Throngs of demonstrators gathered to witness the raising of the flag of Cuba over the Cuban embassy, the first time it has flown in Washington here since the US broke off diplomatic relations with the […]

Experts urge more financial support to Belt and Road Initiative Xinhua BEIJING- Experts called on Chinese banks and financial institutions during a forum on Sunday to increase loans to aid investment in regions along the routes of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. “Financial support is greatly needed to promote the initiative as there is […]

BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Eurasian Economic Union to cooperate for people’s welfare Xinhua UFA, Russia- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the BRICS bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to work together to better people’ s livelihood. Xi made the remarks during a dialogue between leaders of the […]

BRICS central banks sign Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) Source: BRICS 2015 Russia The central banks of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have signed an operating agreement on mutual support as part of the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA). The document was signed after a meeting of BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors […]