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The new Blackberry Z10 - Credit - Blackberry

Blackberry takes the world by storm as the Z10 is sold-out across the ...

February 10, 2013 3 comments

Blackberry may have finally hit the reset button successfully and produced a fascinating operating system that has the potential of taking the mobile world by storm with its innovation, style and exc...

UK invites Malawi president for Dr. Livingstone celebrations

January 25, 2013 no comments

The United Kingdom (UK) has invited Malawi president Mrs Joyce Banda for celebrations commemorating 200 years of the life of Dr. David Livingstone and his contributions to the world, Newstime Africa ...

Christian Aid calls on UK to take stronger stand on Rwanda’s sup...

September 11, 2012 1 comment

History is repeating itself in the Democratic Republic of Congo with armed conflict once again exploding in the fragile eastern part of the country. Fighting between government forces, dissident grou...

The newly launched Pingit mobile money transfer

Barclays Bank of Kenya unveils “PINGIT” to boost bilateral trade with ...

September 10, 2012 3 comments

Moving in a positive direction towards embracing technological advancements, Barclays Bank of Kenya officially launched the first of its kind mobile money transfer dubbed “PINGIT”, to further boost i...

Samsung releases Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update for its Galaxy Note h...

June 1, 2012 12 comments

It seems Korean tech giant, Samsung, was waiting until it releases its flagship Samsung Galaxy S3 handset before making available the much awaited ICS update for its extremely popular Galaxy Note. Bu...

UK denies tying aid to gay rights but ‘unapologetic’ about...

May 31, 2012 2 comments

Blantyre, Malawi, May 31 (Newstime Africa) – British Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell, currently on a three-day visit to Malawi, has denied suggestions that his ...

An African under attack by Libyan rebels

African ‘mercenaries’ are executed in cold-blood by rebels...

August 27, 2011 3 comments

The fighting in Libya is taking a new twist as rebels engage in despicable atrocities with reports of summary executions as they hunt for ‘mercenaries’ who they alleged aided and supporte...

Breakdown of law and order as ‘mob-rule’ takes over the st...

August 9, 2011 no comments

David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, recalled parliament and ordered thousands of extra police onto the streets after Britain’s worst rioting in decades left parts of London and other cit...

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi

NATO split revealed as Italy calls for halt to military action in Liby...

June 23, 2011 2 comments

According to the Reuters news agency, a split has opened within the NATO-led air campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, with France and Britain rejecting an Italian call for a halt to milita...

Prime Minister David Cameron - Calls for Kadhafi to be investigated

David Cameron arrives in Cairo for talks with regime

February 21, 2011 no comments

CAIRO, February 21, 2011 (AFP) – British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Cairo on Monday, the first foreign leader in the Egyptian capital since the downfall of longtime president Hosni...

UK Provides Kenya Ksh184 million Grant to Enhance EAC

April 7, 2010 no comments

Nairobi,Kenya 7th April 2010 … Kenya has received a grant of Ksh 184 million from the United Kingdom to enhance the East African Community (EAC) integration processs. The funds from the United ...

UK to Channel Sh2.3 Billion FPE Funds for Kenya Through NGO’s

March 16, 2010 2 comments

Nairobi,Kenya 16 March,2010 … The British Government has terminated the funding of Kenya’s free Primary education (FPE) through the government and will, instead, channel its New Year budget...

The Delta Airlines Flight Targeted By Terrosrists

23 Year Old Nigerian Arrested in The U.S. Over Terror Concerns

December 26, 2009 no comments

A 23-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested as he was trying to ignite an explosive device in an airplane as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam. He is reported to have been overpowered by some of ...