Kampala, Uganda — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has revealed that 21 countries had, by Friday, declared measles outbreaks–an alarming development given that the disease is highly preventable through vaccination. Speaking to journalists during a press briefing, Prof. Yap Boum II, the Deputy Head of the Africa CDC Mpox Response,…
ROME — The Italian government is giving up a chance to grab an extra €12 billion ($14 billion) in defense spending as it shifts its focus to keeping energy bills down ahead of national elections next year. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been toying with the idea of triggering a European Union scheme to exempt…
Chad and Algeria have signed more than 30 agreements focusing heavily on economic cooperation in the energy sector, with Chadian president hailing a political will to move “from a traditional friendship to a new-generation strategic partnership”. President Mahamat Idriss Déby and Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune oversaw the signing of 34 bilateral agreements on Thursday, on…
Jump in prices comes as Donald Trump says vessels will need permission of US Navy to transit key waterway. Published On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026 Oil prices have jumped on heightened tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz following Washington and Tehran’s tit-for-tat captures of commercial vessels. Brent crude,…
Spirit Airlines’ accessible cash to keep operating won’t last long and a government rescue package is on the table, a lawyer for the struggling budget carrier said at a hearing Thursday. President Donald Trump later Thursday at the White House told reporters: “We’re thinking about doing it, helping them out, meaning bailing them out, or…
The upcoming Namibia-European Union (EU) Business Forum aims to secure N$390 billion in investment to bolster green energy, logistics hubs, and sustainable economic diversification across Namibia. The event, scheduled to take place from 12 to 13 May in Windhoek, aims to leverage private investment through loans and grants under the Global Gateway initiative. This was…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval to borrow a fresh $516,333,070 loan. In a letter to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, which was read on Thursday during plenary, the loan will be obtained from Deutsche Bank, and it is aimed at financing the already approved borrowing plan for…
Canada’s former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore Thursday that international financial institutions were “spectacularly ill-adjusted” to respond to modern-day issues. “You can look to different places around the world to realize that those institutions, whether it was the WTO or the IMF or what have you, aren’t necessarily fit…
Nairobi — Bumula Member of Parliament Jack Wamboka has been suspended as chairperson of the Public Investments Committee (PIC) on Governance and Education, as National Assembly moves to investigate graft allegations levelled against him. National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Boss Shollei announced the decision in a detailed ruling to the House on Wednesday, directing that…
Nairobi — Former Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo has urged President William Ruto to forgo the 2027 presidential race and instead back his bid, arguing it would be a reciprocal gesture for his support in 2022. Speaking on Chamgei FM, Owalo said he is ready to serve a single term focused…
