The UK International Development Minister Baroness Sugg visited Ghana to strengthen trade and investment ties ahead of the UK-Africa Investment Summit in 2020. Co-hosting the UK-Ghana Business Council alongside the Ghanaian Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, Baroness Sugg discussed how UK aid and investment can help Ghana move beyond aid by creating jobs, boosting growth and driving

President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Targeting Turkey’s economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions aimed at restraining the Turks’ assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria — an assault Turkey began after Trump announced he was moving U.S. troops out of

/POOL/AFP / Alexander Zemlianichenko Saudi King Salman greets Russia’s visiting President Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, where he was set to seal oil agreements and try to use his influence to defuse tensions boiling in the Gulf. King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, welcomed Putin

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth delivers the Queen’s Speech during the State Opening of Parliament, next to Charles, Prince of Wales, in London, Britain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool The priority of Britain’s government is to leave the European Union on Oct. 31, Queen Elizabeth said on Monday, setting out Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s program for a

Kenya’s National Treasury in Nairobi. There has been a rise in government borrowing since President Uhuru Kenyatta came to power in 2013 By NJIRAINI MUCHIRA The World Bank has warned Kenya against piling up more debt than the country can repay, even as Parliament this week approved to raise borrowing ceiling to Ksh9 trillion ($85.7

Photo/Reuters Turkey’s lira slipped 0.6% on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “powerful” sanctions over the country’s offensive into Syria, a somewhat muted response that analysts said reflected doubt that the White House would act. The lira TRYTOM=D3 weakened to 5.9205 against the U.S. dollar, on track for its softest close since May,

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman attends a summit between Arab league and European Union member states, in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, February 24, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince have approved the deployment of additional U.S. troops and equipment, after an attack last month

European Council, President Donald Tusk attends a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/Pool The British and European Union chief Brexit negotiators held a “constructive” meeting in Brussels on Friday, both sides said, as efforts to secure a deal by Britain’s scheduled departure date of Oct. 31 intensified.

Photo/Somali Times Addis Ababa, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, in his opening remarks at the opening of the Unity Park, a tourism project in Ethiopia, said that facilitating direct flights between Somalia and Ethiopia has had a positive impact on bilateral trade. The President pointed out that the countries

Photo/Somali Times Addis Ababa, Somali President Mohamed Abdulahi Farmajo a delegation arrives in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital on Thursday. Upon arrival at Bole Int’l airport, President Farmajo and his entourage were warmly received by Ethiopian PM, Abiy Ahmed. The mission behind the visit of the Somalian leader to Ethiopia is to participate the IGAD