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Dr Akinwumi Adesina (right) warns of the impact of non-transparent resource-backed loans on Africa’s debt burden. Semafor Summit, Washington DC April 2024 By African Development Bank
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Africa’s $824 billion debt burden and opaque resource-backed loans hinder its potential, African Development Bank President warns
Dr Akinwumi Adesina (right) warns of the impact of non-transparent resource-backed loans on Africa’s debt burden. Semafor Summit, Washington DC April 2024 By African Development Bank
Read MoreSomalia has rejected a call from the G7 countries regarding sovereignty and territorial integrity
The Federal Government of Somalia has rejected a call from the world’s richest countries called the G7, which was to enter into dialogue on the crisis between Ethiopia. The foreign
Read MoreUproar Over Video of Nairobi Speaker Forcibly Shaking Muslim Woman’s Hand, Attempting to Remove Her Veil
Members of the public have expressed their displeasure after a video emerged online showing Nairobi County Speaker Kennedy Okeyo Ng’ondi allegedly violating a Muslim woman’s cultural
Read MoreUS officials confirm Israel carried out strike inside Iran: Reports
By Anadolu Agency Israel has carried out a strike inside of Iran, multiple American media outlets reported Thursday citing anonymous US officials, in a move that threatens to further push the
Read MorePresident Ruto announces death of Kenya military chief Francis Ogolla
Former Chief of Defence Forces the late General Francis Ogolla By The East African Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Francis Ogolla is dead, President William Ruto has confirmed.
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Featured ArticlesAfrica’s $824 billion debt burden and opaque resource-backed loans hinder its potential, African Development Bank President warns
Dr Akinwumi Adesina (right) warns of the impact of non-transparent resource-backed loans on Africa’s debt burden. Semafor Summit, Washington DC April 2024 By African Development Bank
Africa’s $824 billion debt burden and opaque resource-backed loans hinder its potential, African Development Bank President warns
Dr Akinwumi Adesina (right) warns of the impact of non-transparent resource-backed loans on Africa’s debt burden. Semafor Summit, Washington DC April 2024 By African Development Bank
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Musk says he has $46.5B in financing ready to buy Twitter
File – Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy
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Blog PostsLaws and customs in Qatar ahead of 2022 World Cup
A traditional dhow boat sails towards the West Bay in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Qatar has sought to portray itself as welcoming foreigners to this hereditarily ruled emirate, where
UK minister Gavin Williamson resigns over bullying claims
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Uganda successfully launches its first satellite into space
A satellite launch in Iran. Uganda has successfully launched its first ever satellite into the international space station following its construction by three Ugandan and Japanese engineers.
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By Reuters Oil prices fell on Tuesday as recession concerns and worsening COVID-19 outbreaks in China sparked fears of lower fuel demand, outweighing supply worries. Brent crude fell 31 cents, or
Senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to ‘slit your throat’
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Couple ‘kept man as slave’ in London home ‘so they could harvest kidney for daughter’
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President Ruto exposes details of China’s $3bn Railway project in Kenya after years of secrecy
Kenyan Railway By The African Exponent In what supporters of President William Ruto have termed an act of transparency and good governance, the government of Kenya has fulfilled one of its
UK faces 50 billion pound fiscal hole, government sources say
British Pound banknotes in this illustration. Photographer Dado Ruvic By Reuters British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will seek to fill a 50 billion pound ($57 billion) hole in the
Laws and customs in Qatar ahead of 2022 World Cup
A traditional dhow boat sails towards the West Bay in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Qatar has sought to portray itself as welcoming foreigners to this hereditarily ruled emirate, where
UK minister Gavin Williamson resigns over bullying claims
British minister Gavin Williamson. Photograph Alkis Konstantinidis By Reuters British minister Gavin Williamson resigned on Tuesday from the government over claims that he bullied colleagues,
Somalia President was advised to remove PM Hamza Barre from office
File Photo/Somali Times Senator Abdi Ismail Samatar, who is a member of the House of Representatives, proposed to the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, to replace prime minister Hamza
Uganda successfully launches its first satellite into space
A satellite launch in Iran. Uganda has successfully launched its first ever satellite into the international space station following its construction by three Ugandan and Japanese engineers.
Oil prices fall as China demand, recession concerns outweigh supply woes
By Reuters Oil prices fell on Tuesday as recession concerns and worsening COVID-19 outbreaks in China sparked fears of lower fuel demand, outweighing supply worries. Brent crude fell 31 cents, or
Senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to ‘slit your throat’
The Whitehall aide has claimed Gavin Williamson ‘deliberately demeaned and intimidated’ them on a regular basis. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters The Guardian By Pippa Crerar A senior
Couple ‘kept man as slave’ in London home ‘so they could harvest kidney for daughter’
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (Image: Central News/Facebook) The Mirror By Holly Evans-Alice Peacock The 21-year-old man was reportedly taken to the Royal Free Hospital
Ruto and UK prime minister Sunak meet, agree on Sh500bn climate change deals
President William Ruto (left) and UK prime minister Rishi Sunak By Daily Nation President William Ruto has met with UK Premier Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the COP27 climate summit in
President Ruto exposes details of China’s $3bn Railway project in Kenya after years of secrecy
Kenyan Railway By The African Exponent In what supporters of President William Ruto have termed an act of transparency and good governance, the government of Kenya has fulfilled one of its
UK faces 50 billion pound fiscal hole, government sources say
British Pound banknotes in this illustration. Photographer Dado Ruvic By Reuters British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will seek to fill a 50 billion pound ($57 billion) hole in the