ZANZIBAR plans to invest a whopping 81.6bn/-, over 90 per cent of the blue economy ministerial budget, in various projects to accelerate the country’s economic growth, the House of Representatives was told here on Wednesday. Blue Economy and Fisheries Minister Suleiman Masoud Makame told the house that the government is determined to reinforce economic production […]
ZANZIBAR receives 1.47bn/- monthly in mobile money transaction levies, the House of Representatives heard on Thursday. Deputy Minister in the President’s Office, Finance and Planning Ali Suleiman Ameir told the house that the fund is allocated to various development projects, especially road construction and economic empowerment of wananchi. The deputy minister was answering a question […]
Several Members of Parliament who debated the 2022/2023 budget estimates for the ministry of Energy on Thursday gave kudos to the recent 100bn/- provided by President Samia Suluhu Hassan to cushion the rising fuel prices which had brought public outcry from consumers. Majority of the MPs said the president had exhibited strong leadership in dealing […]
The newly elected President Hassan Sheikh told South West leader Abdulaziz Lafta Gareen that there was no mobilization in FGS against his administration. Speaking in Baidoa last night, the president said that the Somali government will only have peace and cooperation with the Southwest state, denying reports of anti-Lafta-Garen plan. Hassan Sheikh assured the embattled […]
Khartoum — Sudan’s Emergency Lawyers stated that more than 90 people continue to be detained in Soba and Rabak prison, despite the recent decision made by the President of the Sovereignty Council, Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, to lift the State of Emergency and release all detainees. Emergency Lawyers spokesperson, Amira Mohamed, told Radio Dabanga that […]
Khartoum — The Trilateral Mechanism of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), African Union (AU), and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), held a meeting with the ‘Military Quartet Committee’ yesterday, represented by Vice President of the Sovereignty Council, Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemeti’, Lt Gen Shamseldin El Kabashi and, Lt Gen […]
THE Dodoma Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Anthony Mtaka has called upon public servants in the region to consider salary increment as a catalyst to boost their morale for working hard, professionally, and creatively to bring up productivity and economic development. Mr Mtaka made the statement early this week during a meeting with public servants in […]
Nairobi — Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has now decided to rejoin the Azimio Coalition one month after he hurriedly ditched it and decided to go it alone all the way to the ballot. It’s nothing unprecedented for Musyoka as he is a politician known for shifting camp which has led to him being termed a […]
Potential investors are weighing income prospects in financing the implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Director General for Eastern Africa, Nnenna Lily Nwabufo. Currently, Rwanda has two route options on the table, the Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway route for the northern corridor and Isaka-Kigali Standard Gauge […]
New York — A Kenyan has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic in rhino horns and elephant ivory in a in Manhattan Federal Court. According to Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, Mansur Mohamed Surur was involved in the illegal poaching of more than approximately 35 rhinoceros and more than 100 elephants. […]
Nairobi — The African Development Centre (ADC), Microsoft’s premier engineering hub, has announced the appointment of Catherine Muraga as its Managing Director effective 01 June 2022. Catherine, a seasoned IT professional with over 15 years of experience, succeeds outgoing MD Jack Ngare, who has led the ADC since its inception in 2019. She brings a […]
The Rwandan national men cricket team have been drawn in Group B of the African qualifiers for the 2024 T20 World Cup which is scheduled to take place in the United States and the West Indies. Rwanda are paired in Group B with Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Seychelles, St. Helena, Seychelles, Tanzania as well as Sierra […]
KISMAYO [SMN] – A Tension over clan-based killings is reported to be rising high in rural areas on the outskirts of Kismayo, the regional capital of the Lower Jubba in Somalia. The situation has turned chaotic after the killing of two civilians in Diif area last night by unknown gunmen who then fled the scene, […]
DODOMA District Commissioner (DC), Mr Jabiri Shekimweri has urged people with disabilities (PWDs) to turn out in big numbers to participate in the forthcoming population and housing national census slated for August 23, this year. DC Shekimweri made the call during a handover of The Community Health Fund (CHF) insurance cards to PWDs donated by […]
The Rwanda Chess Federation has announced the final squads in both the men and women categories that will represent the country at the 2022 Chess Olympiad scheduled to take place from July 27 to August 10 in Chennai, India. Team Rwanda will be represented by two teams of five players in both categories. The players […]
Amavubi striker, Meddie Kagere has made a rallying call to his team mates to do everything possible to get a winning start in the 2023 Africa nations qualifiers by getting a win against Mozambique. Amavubi will face Mozambique in their opening game before visiting champions Senegal and facing Benin with the winner of this group […]
Antananarivo — Members of the European Parliament who visited drought-stricken southern Madagascar to see how front-line communities and responders are dealing with the protracted humanitarian emergency there noted that a steady flow of assistance has helped avert catastrophe and ease widespread hunger. But they warned that much remains to be done to meaningfully restore lives […]
Nairobi — Kenyans are set to enjoy cheaper electricity bills after the National Treasury issued a Sh7.05 billion subsidy to Kenya Power to allow it to cut electricity bills by a further 15 percent. President Uhuru Kenyatta during the last Jamhuri Day celebrations had directed a tariff review to cut power prices by 30 percent. […]