National Treasury Principal Secretary Julius Muia By Business Daily Africa Kenya will get the new tranche of Sh28 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the new financial year, a delay that could complicate the funding of the budget in an election year. Treasury Principal Secretary Julius Muia said the money, which is the

Dutch Central Bank President Klaas Knot (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) By The Associated Press The Dutch central bank chief apologized Friday for the institution’s involvement in the 19th-century slave trade, the latest expression of contrition in the Netherlands linked to the country’s historic role in the trade in enslaved people. The apology came at an

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (not pictured) at Downing Street, in London, Britain, July 1, 2022. Reuters/John Sibley/Pool By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced covralls on Friday to suspend one of his lawmakers who has become the latest Conservative Party politician to become embroiled in accusations

Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive John Lee, left, walks with China’s President Xi Jinping following Xi’s speech after a ceremony to inaugurate the city’s new leader and government in Hong Kong Friday, July 1, 2022, on the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China. (Selim Chtayti/Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated

By Anadolu Agency Western European nations have recently recorded their highest daily increases in COVID-19 cases in months, which is likely to disrupt people’s summer plans. The increase in cases of the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 has prompted calls for increased caution across Europe, which has relaxed almost all coronavirus restrictions. “As countries across

Somalia South West state governor Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Lafta-Gareen The governor of Somalia South West state Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Lafta-Gareen who addressed a ceremony held in Baidoa last night said that when Somalia was liberated from Italian and British colonial rule they were united and committed, that the people behind it live in freedom. Lafta-Gareen

Photo Somali Times/Somalia’s corrupt lawmakers Somalia’s corrupt lawmakers members of both Houses of the Federal Parliament of Somalia concluded their meeting today to discuss the government’s budget. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 The meeting, which entered its third day today, saw the two Houses ask tough questions of Somalia Minister of

Kenya’s Cabinet secretary for labor Simon Chelugui By Business Daily Africa Kenya is seeking to safeguard its migrant workers from abuses in the Middle East countries by establishing safe houses there. Labour Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui on Tuesday said Sh70 million has been set aside to build safe houses in Saudi Arabia where Kenyan migrants

A Photograph appears on the Internet: Sudan, Ethiopia leaders By Reuters Sudan’s armed forces fired heavy artillery during clashes in a disputed eastern region bordering Ethiopia, an Ethiopian official said, the latest salvo in a long-running feud over their shared border. On Tuesday Sudan was able to capture Jabal Kala al-Laban, an area near the

By The Associated Press Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using his fame to sexually abuse young fans, including some who were just children, in a systematic scheme that went on for decades. Through tears and anger, several of Kelly’s accusers told a court in New York