AFRICA

  Mwanza, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | President Samia Suluhu Hassan has taken a decision to cut taxes on workers pay despite Tanzania’s economic growth slowing from 6.9% to 4.7%. Government will promote at least 85,000 workers, but she however says the economy cannot yet afford a general salary increase. …

New York, US | XINHUA |  The high representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Miguel Moratinos, on Sunday strongly condemned the brutal killing of a religious figure in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Sheikh Ali Amin Uthman, the representative of the Islamic community of Beni, was …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron has called for speeding up the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) that will run from Uganda’s oil wells to the Tanzanian seaport of Tanga. Macron, in a letter to his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni, said the construction of …

Complacency and disregard for public health measures could trigger a new wave of Covid-19 infections Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Many African countries are at high risk of COVID-19 resurgence amid lax adherence to containment measures combined with low vaccination and testing, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO …

Climatic shocks have worsened poverty, food insecurity, and income losses to smallholder farmers and pastoralists in the region Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The livestock sector across the East and Horn of Africa has experienced a slump in productivity due to climatic shocks including frequent droughts, experts said at a virtual …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Kalangwa, the Kayunga district National Resistance Movement-NRM chairperson is being accused by residents of Nansololo B village in Namasagali sub county in Kamuli district for releasing his cattle to graze in their gardens. Kalangwa owns about 300-acres of land in the same village. However, residents …

From Managing Director and CEO Airtel Nigeria, Olusegun Segun Ogunsanya to head Airtel Africa Lagos, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Africa plc has announced Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya as their new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Segun Ogunsanya who has been Managing Director and CEO Nigeria since 2012, is to succeed Raghunath “Raghu” …

Why African countries need reliable local data on sugary drinks tax revenue, VAT, corporate tax and customs duty revenue COMMENT | AGNES ERZSE AND KAREN HOFMAN | Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science – PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Bids have been opened, and it will be MTN Group and Safaricom that will participate in Ethiopia’s process to award two full-service telecommunications licenses. “Pursuant to 33 of the tender regulations, qualified bidders are Global partnership for Ethiopia (Vodafone, Vodacom, Safaricom, Sumitomo and …

Nairobi, Kenya |  XINHUA | Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held bilateral talks with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his virtual visit to Kenya. During the meeting, the two discussed trade and investment opportunities, touching on the untapped potential held by the Kenya-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA). …