Foreign News

UNICEF blacks out for 18 hours to draw attention to school crisis

September 17

UNICEF and its partners’ digital channels closed down for 18 hours on September 16, to draw […]

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Foreign News

Bezos toppled as world’s richest man

August 10

Who is the richest man in the world? According to the latest figures, LVMH chief Bernard […]

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Business, Companies, Foreign News, Technology & Telecoms, Travel & Tourism

IATA launches self-registration portal for Travel-Pass lab network

June 29

International airline lobby IATA has launched a self-registration portal, through which COVID-19 testing labs can join […]

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Business, Foreign News, Travel & Tourism

IATA and Eurofins move to ease travel-testing

April 19

Global airline lobby IATA has entered an agreement with European bio-analytics giant Eurofins to incorporate its […]

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Foreign News

IWPG calls for peaceful resolution to Myanmar crisis

April 9

Hyun Sook Yoon, the Chairwoman of the International Women’s Peace Group, has expressed concern over the […]

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Companies, Foreign News

Turkish airport manager Favori runs into labour violations headwinds after court conviction in Mogadishu

February 24

FAVORI LCC, the Turkish company managing Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport, has suffered serious reputational damage, […]

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Business, Companies, Foreign News, Travel & Tourism

Airbus delivered 566 aircraft during 2020, sees government actions setting pace for industry recovery

February 18

European airframer Airbus logged 566 aircraft deliveries and picked 268 net orders during 2020. Deliveries were […]

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Financial Services, Foreign News

World Bank has $12 billion for African Covid-19 vaccine purchases

February 3

The World Bank Group has put aside $12 billion to be disbursed on behalf of African […]

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Business, Companies, Foreign News

Hi-Fly launches Africa-focused aviation talent resourcing service

January 13

Cape Town based aviation consultancy Hi-Fly Marketing has launched Hi-Fly Talent & Resourcing, Africa’s first dedicated […]

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Business, Foreign News, Infrastructure, Transport

USD 1.3 billion Chinese loan brings Tanzania SGR to Mwanza

January 9

Tanzania and China have concluded a USD 1.32 billion funding agreement for the extension of its […]

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