The agricultural sector in Uganda remains a cornerstone of the economy, employing approximately 72% of the population and contributing about 24.1% to the GDP. The dairy sector alone is valued at US$3.8 billion, with exports bringing in US$106.2 million annually. Milk and dairy products play a crucial role in combating hunger and ensuring food...
Former President United States Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried to his SUV as ...
Kenya's police chief Japhet Koome has resigned on the same day five bodies wrapped in sacks were found in a quarry near an informal settlement and after weeks of deadly protests in which more than 30 people were killed. President Ruto on Friday announced that he had received the resignation of inspector General Koome, and that his deputy Doug...
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and poor governance. In a televised address, the president also dismissed the attorney general and said ministries will be run by their perman...
Speaking at the BRICS parliamentary forum in St Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of attempting to maintain a monopoly. "Pressure is growing on everyone who has their own position. Contrary to the principles of international law, coercion, unilateral sanctions, selective application of trade rules, and ...
A court in Nigeria has said it will begin a trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance over tax evasion charges on Oct. 11, the judge hearing the matter said on Friday. The Binance executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, face separate trials on charges of tax evasion and money laundering. Teng emphasized that Binance is challenging t...
Medical advocacy groups welcomed Johnson & Johnson's decision not to enforce its patent on a critical tuberculosis medication, allowing its production at much lower prices after South African authorities investigated the conglomerate. The South African Competition Commission in a statement on July 5 said it decided not to prosecute a comp...
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has announced a 40% reduction in his annual salary, lowering it from $13,400 to $8,000 per year. This move comes in response to growing public scrutiny of government salaries and widespread discontent over the rising cost of living in Liberia. President Boakai's office stated that he hopes this decision will set a p...
Gabon's payment dispute with the World Bank is apparently resolved. Authorities in the central African nation say technical issues made it impossible for the country to keep its commitments by June 30. In an undated statement, the ministry of public accounts said arrears were paid back to the World Bank. This comes after a confidential World ...
Kenyan President William Ruto has announced a 177 billion budget cut to seal the budget hole left after the withdrawal of the finance bill. This comes after protests led to the cancellation of contentious tax hikes, which resulted in the deaths of 39 people. The country erupted into chaos when peaceful demonstrations against high tax rises turned v...
Нападения йеменских хуситов на судоходные маршруты в Красном море затронули интересы 65 стран, расходы на топливо танкеров и сухогрузов увеличиваются из-за изменения маршрутов, следует из отчета министерства обороны США. "Изменение маршрута движения судов вокруг Африки через мыс Доброй Надежды увеличивает протяженность маршрута примерно на 11 тыс. ...
Страны Африки заинтересованы в развитии бизнес-отношений с российскими партнерами. Такое мнение изданию логистического альянса ACEX высказал генеральный директор Sky Chain Worldwide Limited, партнер АСЕХ в Китае Джэк Джао. «Эти далекие страны (Африки — прим. ред.) становятся ближе благодаря новым маршрутам поставок. На это влияет несколько факторов...
Министерство сельского хозяйства Эфиопии объявило о планах производства 375 000 тонн меда в 2024-2025 финансовом году. Об этом сообщает ENA.Ведомство заявило, что производство меда – часть реализации инициативы Bounty of the Basket («Изобильная корзина»). Власти хотят сделать страну одним из лидеров по производству этого продукта.Глава отдела пчело...
В период с 3 по 5 июля 2024 года в столице Туниса находится деловая миссия российских компаний-экспортеров, организованная Федеральным центром "Агроэкспорт" и Министерством сельского хозяйства России. С российской стороны в североафриканскую республику прибыли руководство Минсельхоза, представители Россельхознадзора, 17 компаний и 1 отраслевой союз...
Egypt's new Cabinet was sworn in in Cairo on Wednesday as the country faced an ailing economy and raging conflicts in neighbouring nations. The new Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, who has been in office since 2018, included major changes, particularly in the defence and economy-related portfolios. Some ministers, includin...
After the United States passed new subsidies designed to boost domestic electric vehicle production and cut into Beijing's supply chain dominance, Chinese manufacturers began investing in an unlikely place: Morocco. In the rolling hills near Tangiers and in industrial parks near the Atlantic Ocean, they have announced plans for new factories to mak...
The Cairo meeting attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and EU commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen culminated in the signing of deals worth billions of dollars. The conference comes on the back of a $7.9 billion funding package agreed in March to support the north African country battle an economic crisis made worse by rising debt, in...
Туристы из стран Ближнего Востока и Африки стали чаще посещать Москву после долгого перерыва, также растет туристический поток из ОАЭ, сообщил первый заместитель руководителя аппарата мэра и правительства Москвы, председатель Комитета по туризму города Москвы Евгений Козлов.С 28 июня по 2 июля на Манежной площади проходят Дни культуры Объединенных ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso in the Kremlin on Thursday. Sassou is the latest African leader to visit Moscow, which has stepped up ties with African nations since 2022. The Russian leader Sassou Nguesso's contribution to developing Russian-Congolese ties. "You personally have done a ...
A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin, both as a result of last year's coup that toppled the West African nation's democratic government. The 1,930-kilometer (1,200-mile) pipeline runs from Niger's Chinese-built A...
