Continental free trade area yet to materialize-President Kagame
The Outgoing African Union Chairperson, Rwanda’s President  Paul Kagame has said that the Continental Free Trade area is yet to be realized with 49 African countries out of 55 signing up for the deal.Talking to a regional News Paper Journalist, he said that this has to be effected by ratification by 22 States and disclosed that over 18 countries have ratified. “So far we are at 19 or 18 Countries and we are hoping that there the three or...
Former Brazilian President Lula’s Jail term Extended
Former Brazilian President Lula has had his jail term for corruption extended by a further 12 years.
Driverless cars will be on UK roads by 2021,
Driverless cars could be in full use on Britain's roads by 2021, the government announced on Wednesday.
The new technology is a step closer after UK ministers announced plans to move forward on advanced trials for automated vehicles. A statement issued by the Department for Transport (DfT) says that the UK is "on track to meet its commitment to have fully self-driving vehicles on UK roads by 2021."
Plans to strengthen the code of practice for testing automated safely have also...
Museveni pushes for Uganda to host next world economic forum
President Yoweri Museveni while in Davos, Switzerland met with the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Professor Klaus Martin Schwab at his offices in Congress Building, Davos
Museveni attends World Economic Forum at Davos
President Yoweri Museveni has today arrived in Davos, Switzerland where he will join other leaders at the World Economic Forum. Today, the President will hold a breakfast meeting on the theme "Shaping Africa's Agenda in Global Context" and later be part of a panel discussion titled "Peace building in Africa".
According to this year’s report, Africa’s economic outlook is positive. According to the International Monetary Fund, almost half of the 40 fastest-growing emerging and developing countries are in Africa. Since...
Ten UN peacekeepers killed in mali
(CNN) - Ten United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an attack on a UN camp in Mali on Sunday, according to a statement from the UN secretary-general.
Another 25 were injured in the attack, said Secretary-General António Guterres, who added that he condemned the attack against the camp for the UN's Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, in the village of Aguelhok in the Kidal region.
"MINUSMA forces responded robustly and a number of assailants were killed," according...