BEIJING, June 26 | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh in Beijing on Wednesday. Chinh is in China to attend the 2024 Summer Davos. Xi asked Chinh to convey his cordial greetings to Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist …
Read More »UK PM Rishi Sunak speaks out on AI risks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Artificial intelligence could help make it easier to build chemical and biological weapons, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned through a BCC news report. In a worst-case scenario, society could lose all control over AI, preventing it from being switched off, Sunak said. …
Read More »Busoga PM tips subjects to channel investments in income generating activities
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Muvawala, the Busoga Kingdom Prime Minister has challenged Basoga to invest their savings in income generating activities like agriculture rather than building mansions in their villages. Speaking at the Busoga Development Forum convention, held at the Jinja City on Friday, Muvawala who is …
Read More »Ethiopian PM refutes allegation about Ethiopian forces crossing into Sudanese border
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has “strongly condemned” and refuted allegations that Ethiopian troops have crossed into neighboring Sudan. Ahmed made the statement in response to allegations that Ethiopian troops have crossed into Sudan’s territory as the country encounters an internal conflict between the Sudanese …
Read More »Former Egyptian PM Sherif Ismail dies at 67
Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Fomer Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail died on Saturday at the age of 67, Egypt’s official news agency MENA reported. Ismail had a disease in the digestive system, according to earlier official media reports. Ismail served as the country’s prime minister between 2015 and 2018. He was …
Read More »8 contenders in race to succeed Johnson as UK PM
London, UK | Xinhua | Eight candidates have been nominated to enter the race to be the leader of the Conservative Party and replace outgoing Boris Johnson as prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), the party’s backbench 1922 Committee said on Tuesday. The eight contenders who successfully enlisted the required …
Read More »Sudan PM Hamdok throws in the towel
Khartoum, Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has this evening announced his resignation as pressure mounts with demonstrations against the recent military coup. Hamdok had first been sacked, before being reinstated. Reports from Khartoum say that Hamdok had quit, saying discussions towards a new agreement are …
Read More »Somalia’s parliament ousts PM Hassan Ali Khaire in no-confidence vote
Mogadishu, Somalia | XINHUA | Somali lawmakers voted on Saturday to oust Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a vote of no-confidence. Parliamentary speaker Mohamed Mursal said some 170 lawmakers voted in favor of no-confidence vote while eight others voted against it. Mursal called on President Mohamed Farmajo to appoint a …
Read More »Coffee and tourism key to our growth agenda – Rugunda
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda is optimistic that the synergy between the tourism and coffee sub-sectors will be instrumental to getting Uganda’s economy to middle income status. Rugunda was speaking as Chief Guest at the first annual Coffee and Tourism Symposium and Exposition at Golden Tulip …
Read More »Ethiopian PM departure brings no change, opposition says
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Ethiopia’s opposition reacted cautiously on Friday a day after the surprise resignation of the prime minister, warning it did not herald real change since the ruling party remains in power. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on Thursday after weeks of anti-government demonstrations and growing …
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