E-commerce giant Jumia Nigeria appoints new chief
The e-commerce leader in Africa formalizes the appointment of Mrs Juliet Anammah at the head of Jumia Nigeria, Africa Internet Group’s (AIG) biggest company on the continent. Juliet is taking over from former Co-CEOs Jeremy Doutte and Nicolas Martin, who are taking the reins of Jumia Global across the 11 African countries in which the group […]
Court dismisses Bility’s FIFA election appeal
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal filed by Musa Hassan Bility against the FIFA Ad hoc Electoral Committee’s decision of 12 November 2015 (the FIFA AEC Decision) in which his candidacy for the upcoming FIFA presidential election was refused. The CAS has dismissed the appeal and upheld […]
African Union threatens Burundi sanctions
The African Union on Wednesday threatened to sanction Burundi’s rival factions if they failed to attend peace talks next month, as it pushes the government to accept a peacekeeping force. Burundi’s government and opposition, who met in Uganda on Monday, are due to meet again in January in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha for […]
Diaspora names Pres. Sirleaf ‘Person of the Year’
The All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship representing over 500,000 Liberians in the Diaspora has resolved to name President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the Diaspora Person of the Year 2015 in acknowledgement of her concern and meaningful support for dual citizenship for those born as Liberians and of Liberian parentage. Our decision to select President Sirleaf […]
Danes shopped for 30 billion kroner in December
Danes shopped for 30 billion kroner in the first 23 days of December, reports Politiken.According to the digital payment provider Nets, Danes traded for almost 29.6 billion kroner with their credit cards and made a total of 94.8 million payments in the three weeks leading up to Christmas. More than last Christmas Christmas 2015 thus surpassed […]
Eritrea supports Saudi alliance against terrorism
Eritrea has expressed its readiness to support the alliance against terrorism recently formed by Saudi Arabia. A statement issued recently by the East African country’s foreign ministry said ” Eritrea views the initiative launched by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to form an alliance against terrorism as a vital step in the promotion of peace and stability […]
Icelandic leaders split on sanctions against Russia?
There appears to be disagreement within the Icelandic government regarding the support of Western sanctions against Russia. The European Union agreed Friday to extend its sanctions against Russia, imposed to protest Russian military involvement in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson told DV last weekend that it was out of the question to reconsider Iceland’s […]
Homegoing service for late Liberian ambassador
Liberians residing in the UK will on Wednesday hold a home going service in London for the fallen Liberian ambassador Rudolf P. von Ballmoos. According to a release issued recently by the Union of Liberian Organizations in the United Kingdom (ULO-UK), the service will take place at 11 am at the Saint Matthais Catholic Church on […]
Sweden: Strong economic growth expected
The Swedish economy is in recovery, with growth this year and next expected to be considerably stronger than previously foreseen. GDP growth in 2015 will reach 3.6 per cent, which is the highest growth rate for more than four years. This is the message from Minister for Finance Magdalena Andersson, presenting the Ministry of Finance’s latest […]
Liberia’s Bility goes to court in FIFA election issue
Musa Bility, the head of the Liberia Football Association(LFA) whose candidacy for the presidency of the sport’s controlling body, FIFA was recently rejected, will on Wednesday try to convince the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Zurich, Switzerland, to allow him run for the office. According to a statement issued today by the LFA, Mr. Bility is “seeking an interim […]
