AFRICA

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua |  Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s state visit to Qatar, the first made by an Egyptian president in four years after the diplomatic rift between the two Arab countries, has added strong impetus to deepening the bilateral relations, experts said. His two-day visit, which came upon an invitation by …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Green campaigners from the Sub-Saharan African region on Saturday slammed the United States Climate Envoy John Kerry for giving lip service to the continent’s quest for a low-carbon and resilient future. Kerry, who addressed the 18th session of African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) held on …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Leaders of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council agreed on the appointment of a prime minister and head of state by civilian political forces, said the council’s deputy chairman on Friday. “The meeting with Chairman of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Thursday firmly agreed that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ascendency of William Ruto to the presidency of Kenya has raised speculation, and hope, among the people of the East African Community, for better trade and economic relations within the region. The business community will for long remember the troubles that they have faced …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Standards, Utilities, and Wildlife Court in Kampala has fined 40 Kenyan fishermen sh700,000 (Ksh22,113) each for fishing on the Ugandan side of Lake Victoria without a valid license. The fishermen who have spent a month on remand at Luzira Prison were arrested and charged …

Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top cabinet ministers have been shocked at the rotting state of Uganda’s newly constructed one-stop border post of Katuna while the Rwanda side Gatuna is sparkling and meticulously maintained. Stunned by the disintegrating though yet-to-be-completed Ugandan side compared to the crisp, well-maintained Rwanda side, …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s oil and gas sector is being crippled by years of sanctions imposed by the Security Council following the outbreak of armed conflict in the country in 2013, experts said on Tuesday. Puot Kang Chol, Minister of Petroleum, said that the sanctions are curtailing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The HealthTech Hub Africa, founded by the Novartis Foundation and the Norrsken Foundation, and located at the Norrsken East Africa House in Kigali, has announced the second Africa HealthTech Challenge. The HealthTech Hub Africa is a health tech accelerator with a physical co-working and community …

Critics say AGRA has been unable to provide evidence of its positive impacts SPECIAL FEATURE | SETHI NCUBE | Africa’s largest food producer networks and their allies demand a decisive shift away from imported fossil-fuel-based fertilisers and chemicals and towards self-sufficient, ecological farming that revitalises soil and protects ecosystems. Farmers …

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice has summoned Kenya’s Attorney General to justify why the just sworn-in President of Kenya William Ruto was blocked from travelling to Uganda in 2021. Ruto, who was the Vice President of Kenya at the time was blocked from …