By Reuters The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its visit to Ethiopia to discuss a request for the global lender’s support on Tuesday without reaching an agreement, leaving the country short of a commitment it made with its official international creditors. “The team made substantial progress towards establishing how the IMF could support the authorities’

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai addressing journalists at Serena Hotel, Nairobi on July 19, 2023. Photographer Lucy Wanjiru/File Photo NMG By Citizen Digital The United States of America has flagged rampant bribe requests and extortion of U.S. firms by Kenyan government officials to secure tenders. The 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

Firefighters work at the site of a collapsed building in Hualien, April 3, 2024. Taiwan National Fire Agency/Handout By Reuters Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed seven people on Wednesday, injuring more than 700, with 77 trapped in tunnels and collapsed buildings, authorities said, as rescuers used ladders to help some people

Sarah Afua Kittoe/Photo credit: Sarah Afua Kittoe via TikTok By Face2Face Africa Sarah Afua Kittoe, an 11-year-old British-Ghanaian author, has fulfilled a promise made months ago to build a library for a school in the West African nation of Ghana. She has completed a full e-library and computer lab for the school, with plans underway

By Anadolu Agency Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s home was raided over the weekend in search of at least 10 Rolex watches she has been seen wearing since taking office and that, according to authorities, have not been declared. A corruption investigation dubbed “Rolexgate” that got the president in trouble began on March 18 when local

Four people were killed in an accident involving five vehicles, including two lorries, in Salama area on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway at 8pm, April 1, 2024. Photo/Shutterstock By Daily Nation Ten people died on the spot in a gruesome road accident involving five vehicles at Salama along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway on Monday night. An 18-seater matatu

Emergency services work at a destroyed building hit by an air strike in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 1, 2024. An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, Syrian state media said Monday. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) By The Associated Press An Israeli airstrike destroyed Iran’s consular

By Anadolu Agency Oil prices increased on Monday with worries over tighter oil supply from tension in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine War. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $87.24 per barrel at 9.31 a.m. local time (0631 GMT), a 32% rise from the closing price of $86.96 per barrel in the previous trading

File Photo/Somali Times The UN representative for Somalia Catriona Laing said the future of Somalia is in danger. She said that the country cannot move forward with Puntland which is not a part of it. Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state The Special Envoy of the United Nations said in a meeting with

File Photo/Somali Times The President of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni today received a delegation from the United Nations led by the United Nations Envoy for Somalia Catriona Laing at the Presidential Palace. Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state After last night’s decision by the Cabinet of Ministers, Puntland has its own dealings with