By Anadolu Agency Europe seems to be slipping back into the hold of coronavirus as several countries have registered rising cases in recent days. A week after Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, COVID-19 infections in the UK rose by 43%. The country’s Health Ministry reported that a total of 6,401 COVID-19 patients were in

Kenya’s Ambassador to France Prof Judy Wakhungu By Business Daily Africa New visa transit rules for Kenyan passengers connecting flights through the European Union (EU) are set to increase the cost of travel as international travel resumes. The Kenyan embassy in Paris on Tuesday issued circular notifying Kenyan travellers to obtain transit visas before flying

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a visit to the GS Kacyiru II school on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda June 23, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost two parliamentary seats on Friday, prompting the resignation of

In this undated photo released by Toyota Motor Corp., its bZ4X vehicle is shown during an online presentation at an unannounced place. Toyota is recalling 2,700 bZ4X crossover vehicles globally for wheel bolts that could become loose, in a major setback for the Japanese automaker’s ambitions to roll out electric cars. (Toyota Motor Corp. via

Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group Reuters/Luc Gnago By Reuters Africa must wean itself off dependence on food and medicine imports, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said, as the institution approved creation of a pharmaceutical tech foundation and began processing requests for food relief. Africa was hit hard

The World Bank said Thursday it has approved 143 million U.S. dollars in International Development Assistance (IDA) financing to help vulnerable Somalis tackle severe drought and food insecurity conditions. According to Xinhua reported. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 World Bank Country Manager for Somalia Kristina Svensson said the funds will support

By Business Daily Africa Kenya’s tea export grew by 20 percent in the first quarter of the year backed by good prices, which helped to offset a significant decline in volumes. Data from the Kenya Tea Board (TBK) shows Kenya earned Sh41.1 billion in the period under review when compared with Sh34.3 billion that was

The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company’s headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, November 20, 2012. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann By The African Exponent On Tuesday, a British affiliate of mining and trading giant Glencore pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in relation to oil operations in African countries. The bribery happened

Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge accompanied by Baroness Floella Benjamin, Windrush passengers Alford Gardner and John Richards and children pose for a picture next to the National Windrush Monument at Waterloo Station in London, Britain June 22, 2022. Reuters/John Sibley/Pool By Reuters Britain’s royals on Wednesday paid tribute to the ‘Windrush generation’

Afghans walk by a destroyed housein the village of Gyan, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes in the country’s deadliest quake in two decades, the state-run news agency reported. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Nooroozi) By The Associated