Despite Africa’s comparative advantage in agriculture, it accounts for the smallest share of global agricultural trade NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have sealed a new partnership aimed at accelerating intra-African agricultural trade, in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday hosted Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, at State House Entebbe, in a high-stakes diplomatic engagement aimed at exploring pathways to end Sudan’s devastating civil war. The meeting comes nearly three years after conflict …
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Examining the disparate evolution of human history across the world COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | I am a citizen of a Third World country. I live in the Global South. I hope that explains all about my interest in the subject of development, or, to be more exact, the …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has finalized negotiations with Kenya over Kampala’s participation in the upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), marking a significant strategic shift in regional energy diplomacy. Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu and Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka led a high-level …
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DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzania on Saturday launched a solar electrification project targeting 120 islands across eight regions bordering major lakes and the Indian Ocean. The initiative aims to install 20,000 solar home systems at a total cost of 8 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 3.2 million U.S. dollars). …
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KIGALI | Xinhua | European Union Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib said on Thursday that she agreed with Rwandan President Paul Kagame to look for common solutions to get humanitarian aid to people in need in the Great Lakes region. Lahbib and Johan Borgstam, EU special …
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The exact number remains unclear, as Nairobi maintains that none of them travelled through official channels Nairobi, Kenya | AGENCIES | Kenya says it will talk to Russia over growing reports that its citizens are being recruited to fight in the war in Ukraine. Speaking to the …
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The country, which is made up of more than 700 islands and cays, relies heavily on tourism and inter-island commerce Bridgetown, Barbados | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has approved a $100million financing facility to support the rehabilitation and construction of more than 200 miles of …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | A senior Ugandan official on Tuesday welcomed China’s decision to fully implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries with diplomatic relations, starting from May 1, saying the move will accelerate industrialization and economic development across the continent. Oryem Henry Okello, Uganda’s minister of state for …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Maya Majueran | At the 39th African Union Summit on Saturday, China announced that it will fully implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries having diplomatic relations with China starting from May 1, 2026. It is not only a routine trade policy update but also a signal …
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