Railway in Uganda By The African Exponent Uganda is embarking on the restoration of a historic British-era railway line after failing to secure funding from China for a new standard gauge railway (SGR). The existing rail line, built during British colonial rule, has been out of use for almost four decades. The revived rail project

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan /File Photo Reuters Evening Standard By Bill McLoughlin Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan has been arrested on corruption charges, his lawyer has said. According to his lawyer, Khan was arrested in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday. Legal experts say a conviction in the case

Rwanda President Paul Kagame at the Women Deliver 2023 Conference in Kigali, Rwanda on July 17, 2023. Photo/Pool By The East African East African economies are forecast to grow at a higher rate than continental peers, but global shocks and political uncertainties could threaten the momentum. A new report by the African Development Bank (AfDB)

Credit Photo Daily Sabah/Ankara, Turkey The Turkish government has said that they are deporting more than one million people who are immigrants. Most of these people are born in Syria, Somalia and other Africans who are not legally in the country. In recent months, the immigration authorities in Turkey have launched campaigns targeting Africans, including

Ethiopian National Defence Forces soldiers shout slogans in the field of Dabat, 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia on September 14, 2021. Photo/ AFP By AFP Ethiopian Airlines said on Thursday that it had cancelled flights to two cities in Amhara after Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen said he was worried by

The USS Essex, a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship, arrives in Hong Kong harbour for a scheduled port visit, November 16, 2010. Reuters/Tyrone Siu/File Photo By Reuters Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges of handing over sensitive national security material to China, U.S. officials said Thursday. Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, was

By Business Daily Africa Global supply shocks have increased the prices of Kenya’s critical staples, including rice, wheat, maize, sugar and onions, fomenting a new food crisis in the country. Protectionist decisions in India and Eastern Europe to lock stocks of food within their borders are likely to disrupt the supply of rice and wheat

A pedestrian carrying an umbrella walks near the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, July 30, 2023. Photographer Hollie Adams/File Photo By Reuters The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates to a 15-year high of 5.25% from 5% on Thursday, though there is a risk of a repeat of

By Anadolu Agency Russia on Wednesday criticized UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for calling its initiative to supply African countries grain free of charge “handful of donations.” Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urged Guterres to ask the recipients how they evaluate this very “handful of donations” and what they

By Anadolu Agency Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat agreed Tuesday that there is “no acceptable military to solution” to the crisis in Niger. Blinken spoke with Mahamat by telephone to discuss “the concerning developments in Niger,” and both “reiterated the shared U.S.-AU priorities of seeing the