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US threatens more sanctions on Turkey over detained pastor
on: by Fernil News
The US has threatened to levy more sanctions on Turkey if Ankara does not release an American Christian Evangelical pastor held on terrorism charges. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested during a cabinet meeting on Thursday that the next spiral of tit-for-tat sanctions
Ghana risks losing $40m land in Pakistan
on: by Fernil News
Ghana risks losing a parcel of land worth $40 million located in the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. The land which was allocated to the country for construction of its embassy has currently been encroached upon by Malaysia. According to the 2016
Jail for Burundi head teacher busted sitting student’s exam
on: by Fernil News
A court in Burundi has sentenced a head teacher to five years in prison for trying to disguise himself as a student and sit a national exam on another person’s behalf. Benjamin Manirambona was also banned from teaching or holding any
UN report: 20,000-30,000 ISIL fighters left in Iraq and Syria
on: by Fernil News
Between 20,000 and 30,000 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group, remain in Iraq and Syria despite its defeat and a halt in the flow of foreigners joining its ranks, according to a
Kenya fraud charges over Chinese-funded $3bn railway
on: by Fernil News
Two senior Kenyan government officials have been charged in court with fraud over the building of a $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Chinese-funded railway line. The two are accused of paying more than $2m in compensation to private firms which falsely claimed to own
Video: How Anas nearly died in fresh Malawi exposé
on: by Fernil News
Ace Ghanaian undercover investigative reporter, Anas Aremeyaw Anas nearly died with his colleagues during his latest undercover piece “Malawi’s Human Harvest”. The investigative story for the BBC sought to unravel the issues surrounding the mysterious deaths of many in Malawi for
Seattle-Tacoma plane thief ‘had full airport credentials’
on: by Fernil News
A man who stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle airport and then crashed it was an airline worker with full credentials, authorities say. The 29-year-old had worked for Horizon Air for more than three years, towing and tidying aircraft and
Ghana, C. d’Ivoire agree guidelines on boundaries
on: by Fernil News
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have agreed to develop a document that will show the plotted maritime boundary for both countries.The document will be developed at the third meeting of the joint committee on the implementation of the decision of the Special