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Belgian athlete Bashir Abdi applauded by Dahabshiil for Rotterdam win

Somali-born Belgian Bashir Abdi celebrates at the finishing line after winning the 2021 Rotterdam Marathon. Photo credit: Courtesy
By: Nation Africa Somali-born Belgian athlete Bashir Abdi on Sunday smashed two records to win the 40th edition of the Rotterdam Marathon. The Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist, who was among the elite athletes in the race, took charge of the race at the 38km leaving defending...

Turkey’s President Erdogan on declaring 10 ambassadors ‘persona non grata’ over Kavala

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan listens to a question during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following their meeting at Huber Villa presidential palace, in Istanbul, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. (AP Photo)
By: Daily Sabah Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said he instructed the Turkish foreign minister to declare ambassadors of 10 countries to Turkey persona non grata after their statement calling for the release of Osman Kavala. "I have ordered our foreign minister to declare...

Turkey reaffirms win-win approach in ties with African countries

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C) and other officials pose for a photo on the sidelines of the third Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 22, 2021. (AA Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday once again reaffirmed that Turkey’s approach in its ever-growing relations with African countries is based on equal partnership and a win-win principle, emphasizing the strong will to further develop commercial ties. Turkey’s engagement with the African...

New UK-Gulf partnerships to support infrastructure in developing world

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss with her Saudi counterpart His Highness Faisalbin Farhan in Riyadh. Photo credit: UK Gov
Press-Release by: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office  Uk Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is using her visit to the Gulf to discuss new partnerships to invest in infrastructure in Africa and Asia. On her 2-day trip to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which began yesterday (Wednesday 20 October),...

Erdoğan calls for a fairer world, urges Africa to act together

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L) and Angolan President Joao Lourenco during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola, Oct. 18, 2021. (EPA Photo)
By:Daily Sabah Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday underlined that Western countries for years exploited the continent of Africa for their own interests and reiterated his message for a fairer world by calling the oppressed to act together for this aim. Erdoğan on Monday held...

Father of suspect in UK lawmaker’s slaying is ‘traumatized’

A photograph of member of Parliament David Amess is seen among the flower tribute near the Belfairs Methodist Church in Eastwood Road North, where Amess died after he was stabbed several times on Friday, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. The slaying Friday of the 69-year-old Conservative lawmaker Amess during his regular weekly meeting with local voters has caused shock and anxiety across Britain's political spectrum, just five years after Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox was murdered by a far-right extremist in her small-town constituency. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)
By: ASSOCIATED PRESS The father of a man held for the fatal stabbing of a British lawmaker during a meeting with local voters has told British media that he was shocked and “traumatized” by his son’s arrest, as police continued questioning the suspect under terrorism...

DP World and CDC Group create partnership to strengthen Somaliland, Horn of Africa and wider African trade around the world

The partnership is expected to boost trade in the three territories, as well as further inland in Mali in West Africa and Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa.
By: Horndiplomat, Dpworld DP World has announced the creation of an investment platform in partnership with the UK's development finance institution and impact investor CDC Group (CDC). The platform covers a long-term investment period. DP World is contributing its stakes in three existing ports initially and...

Taiwan President Tsai delivers 2021 National Day Address

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 10, 2021.
  Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on the morning of October 10 attended the ROC's 110th Double Tenth National Day Celebration in the plaza fronting the Presidential Office Building, and delivered an address entitled "Forging a Stronger Consensus: Standing United to Protect Taiwan." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUSVwOT7iQw A translation of the...

Zambia confirms $6bn owed to China

By:BBC AFRICA Zambia’s new government has revealed that the country owes Chinese lenders more than $6bn (£4.4bn). Since the defeat of President Edgar Lungu in August there has been a lot of speculation around the country’s debts. The new President, Hakainde Hichilema, told the BBC last month...

Google sets up $50M fund to invest in African startups

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By:Techcruch Google plans to invest up to $50 million in African early- and growth-stage startups via its Africa Investment Fund, ramping up efforts to support more businesses on the continent. Google made known its plans today in a virtual event where CEO Sundar Pichai announced the...