Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera By AFP Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has imposed a travel ban on himself and his government to cut public spending and help the country’s ailing economy. The move was announced after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $175-million loan for the southern African nation. “I am imposing a freeze on

File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, spoke again about Ethiopia’s desire for maritime territory, which has recently caused a lot of discussion, and was reacted to in different ways, the neighboring countries of Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia. Abiy Ahmed has expressed his country’s intention to forcefully take maritime territory said clearly that

By Xinhua News Agency The Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to extend the authorization for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for six months, till June 30, 2024. Resolution 2710, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council, authorizes African Union member states to deploy up to 17,626 uniformed personnel

Slavery By The African Exponent The death of a Ghanaian domestic worker in Lebanon has brought the Kafala system into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The Kafala system is an exploitative system used to monitor migrant labourers, working primarily in the construction and domestic sectors in the Gulf cooperation council member states and

By Anadolu Agency Suella Braverman, who was sacked as UK’s home secretary on Monday, accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of “betrayal” of promise to stop the “small boats,” referring to irregular migrants. In her letter to the premier on Tuesday, the former home secretary broke silence a day after she was asked to leave the

Carpets on sale in Nairobi’s Eastleigh By Business Daily Africa Traders in the expansive Eastleigh business district have decried the negative impact of increased taxes on key imported items such as electronics, textiles, shoes, and cosmetics. Eastleigh Business Traders Association chairperson Hajj Hassan claimed that tax on a container of imports has hit Sh3 million,

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain November 13, 2023. Photographer Suzanne Plunkett By Reuters Former British leader David Cameron was named as the country’s new Foreign Secretary on Monday, in a surprise appointment made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he reshuffled his top team. David Cameron,

Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Sept. 12, 2023. Australia’s immigration minister said Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, that 80 people including convicted criminals who are considered dangerous have been released from Australian migrant detention centers since the High Court ruled last week

Home Secretary Suella Braverman with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he hosts a policing roundtable at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain October 12, 2023. James Manning/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked his interior minister, Suella Braverman, on Monday, a government source said, part of a wider reshuffle after she

By The East African Ugandan counterparts in the coming days to iron out the issues.“Our economy is firmly interconnected with regional, continental and global economic systems. A lot of what we are hearing is based on social media but, as a ministry, we are yet to receive any official information from the government of Uganda.