The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the Yuan, weakened three pips to 7.1879 against the on dollar Tuesday. This is according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the Yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from the central parity rate…
Nearly half of Africa’s citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade, as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report. The annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance report found that in spite of the positive progress in 33 countries, overall governance was worse in 2023 in 21 countries,…
Get the latest update on the situation in Israel and Gaza as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announces a four-hour evacuation window amid rising tensions and international concerns. In a tense Sunday morning in Israel and Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have made a significant announcement. They have decided to allow people in Gaza…
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, on Wednesday in Riyadh kicked off the inaugural meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, underscoring Saudi Arabia’s commitment to fostering peace and stability in the Middle East. The coalition, announced last month in partnership with international allies,…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced tariffs of 25per cent on all steel and aluminium imports into the United States (U.S.). The Republican signed orders to this effect at the White House and said that the tariffs would apply without exceptions and to imports from all countries. “This is a big deal, the beginning of…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, is also leaving his post as part of a major government reshuffle after two and a half years of war. The 43-year-old career diplomat took over the Foreign Ministry in 2020, before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. Parliamentary Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk on Wednesday posted a photograph on his Facebook…
Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, in the early hours of Saturday, attacked four communities in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, leaving in their trail dead bodies. The affected communities are: Aba Alajido, Aba Sunday, Aba Pastor and Ademekun in the Akure North LG. It was reported that scores of people living in…
Guinea’s military leader has set Sept. 21, 2025, as the date for a constitutional referendum, in a potential first step towards returning to constitutional democracy. Mamady Doumbouya seized power in a coup in Sept. 2021, and in 2022 proposed a two-year transition to elections but did not take steps to organise a vote. Guinea, a…
Nick Kyrgios says the high-profile doping cases involving Grand Slam winners Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek are “disgusting” for tennis. Italian men’s world number one Sinner still faces the threat of a possible suspension after he twice tested positive for an anabolic steroid in March. Swiatek, also 23, served a one-month suspension after testing positive…
US President Joe Biden has voted early in the presidential election, with just about a week to go before polling day. The president, who dropped his re-election bid in July, has appeared at an early voting site in his home state of Delaware where he was seen waiting in a queue that extended outside the…
