The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €100 million loan to Gotion Power Morocco to finance the development of an integrated cathode-to-cell lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery gigafactory in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Free Trade Zone. The Bank also plans to mobilise up to an additional €141 million from financial partners…
A man accused of defrauding the US Medicare programme of more than $547 million has been arrested after more than three years on the run, authorities have announced. Khalid Satary, 54, was captured in the Middle East on Monday following an international manhunt, according to the US Department of Justice. He had been wanted by…
A Ghanaian pastor living in the United States, Ayitey Ayayee-Amim, remains on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Most Wanted list after allegedly absconding while facing charges related to a health care fraud scheme. According to details published on the FBI’s wanted notice, Ayayee-Amim was indicted on September 1, 2015, on charges of conspiracy to…
Two American service members were killed and a third remains missing following a sophisticated Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack in Jordan on Friday. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the casualties on Saturday, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between Washington and Tehran. The fatalities represent the first American military deaths resulting…
In early summer, the ice on Sayram Lake melts away, revealing its crystal-clear, transparent blue waters. The lakeside is blanketed with lush green grass, while snow-capped mountains in the distance create a stunning contrast with the lake. Bustling with visitors, the area offers a tranquil escape, where tourists stroll along the shore or take boat…
Circular alfalfa fields create a striking oasis against the golden sands on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert in Kunyu City, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Powered by center-pivot water-saving irrigation, the once-shifting dunes have been transformed into productive forage farmland. As local authorities continue expanding desert restoration efforts, deep-rooted alfalfa helps stabilize…
A former security guard has been sentenced to three years and four months’ imprisonment in the United Kingdom (UK) after impersonating a cash collection officer and fraudulently obtaining £117,200 from a bank before fleeing to Ghana, where he remained for almost four years. The convict, 40-year-old Kwabena Kissi, was sentenced by the Snaresbrook Crown Court…
Photos of the engagement between Russian daredevils Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus (Ivan Kuznetsov) have resurfaced on social media following their dramatic arrest atop New York City’s iconic Empire State Building. The images, shared shortly after the incident, capture the couple celebrating their engagement more than 1,400 feet above the ground on the building’s antenna…
Ghanaian businessman Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, popularly known as Dada Joe Remix, has officially pleaded guilty in the United States to multiple fraud-related offences, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to U.S. prosecutors, Boateng admitted that he and his co-conspirators operated a romance and inheritance fraud scheme between 2013 and March 2023, targeting elderly…
Hollywood director Carl Erik Rinsch has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix of $11 million that was intended to fund an unfinished science fiction series. Rinsch, best known for directing 47 Ronin, was also handed three years of supervised release, ordered to forfeit $11 million…
