(Recasts and adds reactions throughout) By Kieran Guilbert LONDON, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain’s inaugural anti-slavery chief Kevin Hyland has resigned after almost four years, saying he was proud to have put the fight against slavery firmly on the national agenda but frustrated by government interference in his role. Hyland, appointed independent commissioner […]
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(Adds name and government reaction) By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, May 17 (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed the Ethiopia country manager of Nigeria’s Dangote Industries on Wednesday after he was attacked in the restive Oromiya region while returning to the capital from Ethiopia’s largest cement factory, officials said. Oromiya, which surrounds the capital Addis Ababa, […]
Read More LAGOS, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Africa is sometimes better known for its vulnerability to climate change than its action on the problem – but a set of African cities intend to change that. Eight cities – from Accra to Dar es Salaam – pledged this week to deliver their share of emissions cuts […]
Read More NAIROBI, May 17 (Reuters) – The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. – – – – – GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares held steady on Thursday, while the euro struggled near five-month lows set a day earlier following a report that Italian […]
Read More BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (Reuters) – The head of the Argentine Football Association has apologised for the publication of a World Cup manual that included advice on how to woo Russian women. The advice, which has been condemned as sexist, was part of a course entitled ‘Language and Russian Culture – Thinking of the World […]
Read More (Adds detail on new case, quotes from health minister) KINSHASA/GENEVA, May 16 (Reuters) – Congo’s Ebola outbreak has entered “a new phase” after a case of the deadly virus was detected for the first time in the northwest city of Mbandaka, with a population of about 1 million people, the health minister said late on […]
Read More ABUJA, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Whenever the all-female Nigerian biker group D’Angels hit the streets, people would stare in amazement at the sight of women on motorbikes. So they made up their minds to use the attention for a good cause. Enter the Female Bikers Initiative (FBI), which has already provided free breast […]
Read More May 17 (Reuters) – For other diaries, please see: Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions Political and General News U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington —————————————————————————————- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events. —————————————————————————————- THURSDAY, MAY 17 JAKARTA – Indonesia Central Bank holds Board of Governors Meeting (Final Day). […]
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Read More KINSHASA, May 16 (Reuters) – The first batch of experimental Ebola vaccines to combat an outbreak suspected to have killed 20 people arrived in Congo’s capital Kinshasa on Wednesday, a Reuters witness who saw them being unloaded at the airport said. The Health Ministry said a vaccination programme would start on the weekend in Democratic […]
Read More May 16 (Reuters) – Mutual Benefits Assurance PLC : * QTRLY GROUP GROSS PREMIUM WRITTEN 4.7 BILLION NAIRA VERSUS 3.7 BILLION NAIRA * Q1 ENDED MARCH 2018 GROUP PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX OF 869 MILLION NAIRA VERSUS 870.3 MILLION NAIRA YEAR AGO Source text : bit.ly/2KthKj7 Further company coverage:
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