by Hope Media | Feb 16, 2017 | news
A Chinese court on Thursday jailed for life a former senior judge from the country’s highest court, after finding him guilty of corruption, state media said, the latest official to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown on graft. Xi Xiaoming, a former vice president...
by Hope Media | Feb 16, 2017 | news, sports
Guinea international Florentin Pogba admits his mother will find it difficult to watch him take on younger brother Paul in the Europa League. On Thursday, Florentin, will play for St Etienne against Paul who plays for Manchester United. It’s not going to be easy...
by Hope Media | Feb 16, 2017 | news
Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has asked youths and civil society to stop whining and instead stand up against unjust leaders. Speaking on Wednesday evening at Strathmore University, Ki-Moon said youths should take leadership of their destiny. “Instead...
by Hope Media | Feb 16, 2017 | news
The Democratic Republic of Congo will not be able to afford an agreed presidential election this year, the government says. Budget Minister Pierre Kangudia said the cost of organising the poll, which was said to be $1.8bn (£1.5bn), was too expensive. Last year the...
by Hope Media | Feb 16, 2017 | news
The US government will offer the IEBC technical support to clean up the voters’ register, Ambassador Robert Godec said yesterday. He spoke in Garissa town after visiting a registration centre. Godec said the clean-up is important to ensure credible polls. “Through...
by Hope Media | Feb 16, 2017 | news
US President Donald Trump has dropped decades of US policy insisting on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At a news conference with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Trump promised to deliver a “great” peace deal, but said both...
