Lee Jae-Yong, vice-chairman and heir apparent of South Korea's biggest family-run conglomerate Samsung Group, the world's biggest smartphone and memory chip maker has been jailed two and a half years after he was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement in connection with the scandal that
After five days of a blackout, internet access has been restored in Uganda. The access came back five days after the government ordered service providers to switch off all access to the information super high waves just hours to last Thursday’s general election. The shutdown
President Uhuru Kenyatta has cautioned headteachers in day primary and secondary schools across the country against sending learners away for fees. Speaking on Inooro, Kameme
Stephane District, the spokesperson to the United Nations general secretary, said a UN peacekeeper was killed and another suffered injuries in an attack in the Central Africa Republic (CAR). In a statement, Dujarric said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack against the convoy
Indonesian authorities have intensified efforts to rescue those trapped or buried but still alive after a powerful earthquake on its Sulawesi island, which killed dozens,
A rehearsal for U.S President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration scheduled for Sunday has been postponed because of security concerns, Politico reported late on Thursday, citing two
There is hope of tackling the Coronavirus pandemic in Africa as the Africa Union (AU) has procured vaccines for the continent. The AU secured up to a provisional 270 million vaccine doses which are set to be administered in regions on the continent. President Cyril