The first high-speed train in Africa is flashing along the Atlantic coast of Morocco.The French-made double-decker TGVs are being tested ahead of the launch of a flagship new line connecting Tangier with Morocco’s economic capital Casablanca in 2018. Check also: Morocco Is building The largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant In The World The new trains can reach speeds of 200 miles ...

BANJUL  – Gambia ‘s authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh said on Saturday he was stepping down under pressure from regional armies which entered the West African country this week following his refusal to concede an election defeat to President Adama Barrow. Check also: West African Nations Plan To Force Yahya Jammeh Out Of Office Jammeh was due to go into exile under ...

STATE-owned mobile phone network, NetOne, says it has reintroduced low priced data packages as part of its efforts to offer affordable products. In a statement on Wednesday, NetOne said it had captured many new subscribers in the aftermath of the recent aborted attempts to increase mobile data floor prices. Check also: Zimbabwe’s Richest Man Agreed To Buy Neotel For $430 Million ...

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has so far refused to step down after losing his bid for a fifth term. He has been in power for more than 22 years, but other current African leaders have ruled longer, many of them buoyed by little tolerated opposition and abolished or manipulated term limits, but these ones below are the longest serving leaders. Check also: Top 5 ...

Ivanka Trump dispelled speculation that she will be filling in as a surrogate first lady or occupying the East Wing office of the White House, traditionally reserved for the president’s wife. Check also: Why Melania and Barron Trump may not move to the White House Speculation that Ivanka Trump will fill in for incoming first lady Melania Trump started swirling after Trump transition sources ...