Washington — The George Weah-led government has taken serious exception to a report by blogger Michael Rubin in his 1945 blog post suggesting that the President and his delegation attending the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York were subjected to detention at the John F. Kennedy Airport for several hours while immigration and […]
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Inflation is a global problem. At the end of August, it was 8.3% in the US and 9.1% in the Euro area. It is 20.3% in Nigeria, 25% in Malawi, and over 30% in Ethiopia and Ghana. The impact on Africa is devastating. The International Energy Agency estimates that by the end of the year […]
On Wednesday, the UN announced the 2022 cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals, recognizing their efforts to bring about a fairer future for people and the planet. Every two years, the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth picks out young change-makers who are at the forefront of attempts to combat the […]
Addis Abeba — In a report highlighting its initial findings and presented to the UN Human Rights Council, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) concluded that “there are reasonable grounds to believe that violations, such as extrajudicial killings, rape, sexual violence, and starvation of the civilian population as a method of […]
Addis Abeba — The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, told media this afternoon that the U.S. was “tracking” recent Eritrean troop movements along the Ethiopian border. The Envoy’s remark came shortly after Tigrayan authorities said that “Eritrean forces have launched full scale offensive in all fronts today,” and days after […]
This week the UN is hosting its first Transforming Education summit. Government leaders and educationists from across the world are convening in New York for the United Nations (UN) inaugural Transforming Education Summit. The summit is a response to the global learning crisis, and is focussed on identifying education transformation programmes proven to work at […]
President Museveni remained the spoken-of hero as he missed hitchhiking the bus where all African leaders were collected and thrown to be able to transport them to Queen’s funeral ceremony in Westminster Abbey, UK. A rare photo of the president warming benches in a communal coach while giggling away to whichever jokes they shared amongst […]
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Liberia: Diplomatic Mess
-At Liberia’s US Mission President George Manneh Weah’s critics say his decision to recall Liberia’s Ambassador to Washington, George W. Pattern, suggests a messy crisis on Liberia’s diplomatic front. Central to the critics’ argument is that an individual with low competence in the diplomatic cycle was appointed to face seasoned diplomats like U.S. Ambassador Linda […]
United States Agency for International Development [USAID] announced it is providing an additional $700 million in aid to Somalia to help mitigate the drought crisis. The United States agency said that the drought in Somalia has reached its worst point and needs urgent support to save the lives of millions at risk of famine. As […]
Nairobi — President William Ruto is on Wednesday set to make his inaugural address at the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the president will also hold bilateral talks with several Heads of State and Government during the four-day meeting. “Participation at the […]
Nairobi — Local agribusiness firm Kakuzi Plc has secured pre-shipment approvals from the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) for its second fresh avocado shipment to China. The firm is expected to ship several 20-foot container loads to China by sea before the end of this week as demand for Kenyan avocados continues to grow. […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday joined 2,000 guests, including world leaders and politicians, to pay his last respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II at her state funeral held in London. Accompanying him to bid farewell to the longest serving British Monarch at the ceremony which was defined by precision, orderliness and royal pageantry, […]
Tunisia anticipates striking an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a credit of between US$2 billion and US$4 billion over three years in the following weeks, according to the central bank governor on Sunday. “The magnitude is still being negotiated, but I believe it will range betweenUS$2 billion and US$4 billion,” Marouan Abbasi told […]
New York — The high-level segment of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) is famous for its fiery speeches and the colorful personalities assembled in the GA Hall. But much more goes on beyond the hall itself -the frenzy of the press in the broadcast trucks, security personnel on every sidewalk, military aides in dress uniforms, […]
American investors are about to transform Tanzania’s investment landscape with 19 US companies exploring various opportunities with a total market capitalization of over US$1.6 trillion. The United States of America (USA) investors are now seeding their roots in Tanzania, one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. The superpower is not only becoming an investor in Tanzania but […]
An IMF delegation preliminary report on a review of the Seychelles Value Added Tax Regime (VAT) concluded that VAT has performed as well as it could but there are risks of it being eroded if the broadening of the exemptions beyond the strict necessity continues. According to a press statement from the finance ministry, the […]
The minister of transport and aviation Fardowsa Osman received at her office the Chinese ambassador to Somalia Fei Shengchao on Sunday. The minister and Fei Shengchao discussed a range of issues related to cooperation and how China can help the ministry modernize aviation services and its Mogadishu headquarters. “Today [Sunday] I received H.E Fei Shengchao, […]
England’s capital, London, will today be the centre of global attention as the world bids a final farewell to the late Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch. After days of lying-in-state, having been moved from Balmoral to Edinburgh, the body of the late Queen Elizabeth II, will be at Westminster Abbey, in London for […]