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Jordan: We should be our own leaders, Abdullah tells MENA leaders at WEF

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa has opened in Jordan with King Abdullah II calling on the countries of the region to be their own leaders. “My friends, we would solve the problems of our region but only when we build on its strength. We cannot be sidetracked by […]

Mahrez, Mane, Salah make final list of 2019 CAF Awards

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released its three-man shortlist for the 2019 Player of the Year awards. Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez who captained Algeria to Nations Cup success in Egypt in 2019 and Liverpool duo Sadio Mane of Senegal and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah are on top of the list. Mane and Salah […]

Kenya, Uganda seek to open new border post to stop banditry, revive trade

Kenya and Uganda have launched talks for the opening of a one-stop border post in Lokiriama in northwest Kenya with the aim of fighting banditry in the region and in turn boosting cross-border trade. The two neighbors revived their September 2019 memorandum of understanding (MoU) that sought to enhance cross-border trade between the Turkana and […]