|Published 8:20 PM ET, Sunday January 26, 2025| One of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, convicted cocaine smuggler Jos Leijdekkers, has found refuge in Sierra Leone, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter as well as photos and video footage seen by Reuters. Reports indicate that Jos Leijdekkers ...

Published 11:40 AM ET, Sunday January 26, 2025 The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2025 took place in Davos, Switzerland, from January 20 to 24, under the theme “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age.” This gathering convened global leaders from various sectors to address pressing issues and explore opportunities in our ...

Published 12:15 PM ET, Tuesday January 21, 2025 Abuja: Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation, joins BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) as a partner country, marking a significant step in the bloc’s expansion efforts. This move highlights BRICS’ growing influence in the global economic and ...

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Published 3:42 PM ET, Tuesday November 12, 2024 | World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has cleared a major hurdle in her bid to win a second term, but she still faces a potential obstacle from the United States after Donald Trump’s reelection as president. No ...

Associated Press September 04, 2024 | 10:50 AM ET | DJIBOUTI: Two vessels carrying migrants from Africa sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, killing 45 people, the UN migration agency said Tuesday. The boats had departed from Yemen carrying 310 people, the International Organization for Migration ...

Iwao Hakamada, now 88, is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate – AP Story by Kate Wills | The Telegraph September 27, 2024 | 12:30 PM ET | March 10, 2011 was Iwao Hakamada’s 75th birthday. It was also the day he celebrated a rather grim milestone – Guinness World Records ...

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (center), the mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, is to receive the German Africa Prize Story by DW. September 25, 2024 | 10:35 PM ET | Freetown: Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown in Sierra Leone, has been described as a power woman. She has improved her city in many ways ...

Anait Miridzhanian, Reuters News September 20, 2024 | 03:00 PM ET | The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that Sierra Leone had asked for a new 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement worth about $253 million. The Fund said its staff and the Sierra Leonean authorities had reached a staff-level ...

September 16, 2024 | 11:30 AM | Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discussed with CEOs of shipping companies the resilience of trade and supply chains on 12 September on Day 3 of the Public Forum. They exchanged views on the latest trends in global trade and in maritime shipping and discussed the ...

The agreement was signed by German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Kenyan’s Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi in a ceremony at the chancellery in Berlin on Friday as Scholz and Ruto stood behind them.  By The Associated Press September 13, 2024 | 2:30 PM | BERLIN — German and Kenyan officials ...