Category: World

South Africa is in a recession for the first time since the financial crisis of 2008. The President’s platform has been in economic recovery since he began his term, but he has failed to revitalize the country’s economy. He has now proposed an extensive stimulus package to support various aspects of the economy to help…

Leaders from around the world will meet in New York on September 25th for the Annual General Debate at the United Nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not be attending the meeting. The General Assembly is one of…

The multinational investment bank and financial services company, JPMorgan has predicted that the next global financial crisis will strike again in 2020. Though it has been over a decade since the 2008 global financial crisis many economic experts believe that the world will soon experience another financial crisis..

Burundi has threatened to quit the United Nations Human Rights Council over perceived politicisation following a report pointing to crimes against humanity in the country. The country has also sued its commissioners who authored a report. For more than 200 years, Burundi was an independent kingdom..

The new Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed has called for political parties in the Oromia region to refrain from the struggle and safeguard the ongoing reforms. The long-standing ethnic tensions have resurfaced since the young prime minister took power just five months ago. Ethiopia has the second largest..

European countries are proposing to eliminate the monetization of access to publicly funded scientific research by 2020, which will have a significant impact on the business model of scientific publications. Plan S is a new initiative by 11 European countries to be enacted by 2020, to make..

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday pledged a series of pro-business policies, including equal treatment for foreign investors, in a bid to retain confidence in the economy after Washington ratcheted up the pressure in its trade war with Beijing. The Annual Meeting of the New Champions..

Alibaba founder issues a warning over the trade conflict between Washington and Beijing, claiming the dispute could last as long as 20 years. Jack Ma is the CEO of Alibaba and the richest man in Asia. His net worth is above $46.9 billion, and he is considered by many to be a political force to…

Germany’s domestic intelligence chief, Hans-Georg Maassen, has been told to quit and move to a senior post at the interior ministry. Fatal stabbing led to far-right clashes on the streets in the eastern German city of Chemnitz. It was reported that on Saturday evening, an argument among three men..

European bourses trailed Asian equity markets fuelled by news of fresh American sanctions on Chinese goods. The United States and China have a robust framework of trade. The US-China trade relationship supports around 2.6 million Jobs in the United States. In 2015, China purchased…