Adani bonds slide to year low as investors weigh bribery allegations
Longer-dated Ports bonds , were down on Monday and have lost between 8 cents and 10 cents in face value on the news. Adani Transmission debt maturing in May 2036 fell 1.8 cent on Monday for a loss of more than 7 cents since Wednesday.
Donald Trump leans on son to pick controversial cabinet of modern times
Don Jr is due to join conservative venture capital fund 1789 Capital, although one of the sources said he will continue to host his politics-focused podcast and support candidates that espouse Trump’s brand of politics. He will provide advice to his father in the White House.
Al Qaeda affiliate kills at least six Russian mercenaries in central Mali, group says
Russia has capitalised on deteriorating relations between the West and coup-affected Sahel nations in West Africa to send fighters and assert its influence. Wagner has been active in the Sahel, the vast expanse south of the Sahara Desert.
High petrol cost forces Nigeria to switch to natural gas to ease transport pain as cost of living bites
More than 100,000 vehicles have been adapted to run on CNG or with the hybrid option of CNG and petrol, and at least $200 million has been invested by the government under the initiative, according to its director, Michael Oluwagbemi.
NBA legend Michael B. Jordan stirs audience at women’s college basketball game with autograph
Michael Jordan, who was People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in 2020, was shown on the videoboard, which then moved to a woman wearing a USC sweatshirt who held up a smouldering double-truck magazine image of the “Black Panther” actor.
US Securities and Exchange Commission summons Gautam Adani, nephew on bribery allegations
Federal prosecutors issued arrest warrants for Gautam and Sagar Adani, alleging they participated in a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure power-supply deals.
Kenyan police contingent in Haiti are on their own as gang violence surges, UN peacekeeping mission flops
In a recent statement, the Kenyan-led mission said it was “cognizant of the road ahead that is fraught with challenges.” But it noted that ongoing joint patrols and operations have secured certain communities and forced gangs to change the way they operate.
Trial that brought down a warlord: Jailed Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka founded Mai Mai rebel group that killed, raped hundreds in North Kivu
The then 34-year-old Sheka – a former miner who founded a year earlier what Goma’s chief military prosecutor called the area’s “most organised” armed group, complete with units, brigades, battalions, and companies – had given his orders. For four days and nights, his recruits discharged them.
Adani Energy Solutions: We’ve not ‘entered into any contract in connection with any airport in Kenya’
US authorities on Wednesday indicted Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and seven others, alleging they paid $265 million in bribes to Indian officials. The group denied the allegations.
Baku climate meet ends on sore note as poor nations blast $300 billion global warming deal
United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell acknowledged the difficult negotiations that led to the agreement but hailed the outcome as an insurance policy for humanity against global warming.
