Is it the time for an African at the helm of the World Trade Organisation ?
So the WTO needs a new director-general to succeed Roberto Azevêdo, who announced resignation last weekend. Who will replace him? After a Brazilian, a Frenchman (Pascal Lamy), a Thai (Supachai Panitchpakdi) More...
Kenya closes borders to Tanzania and Somalia over coronavirus
Reuters: Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday banned movement across the country’s borders with Tanzania and Somalia to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. He exempted cargo trucks but said drivers More...
IMF approves $739 million emergency loan for Kenya
AFP The IMF on Wednesday approved a $739 million emergency loan for Kenya and $491.5 million for Uganda, as the East African countries deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Both face severe economic shocks amid efforts More...
Kenya floods kill 194 people, displace tens of thousands
Aljazeera Floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Kenya have killed nearly 200 people, displaced 100,000 and strained critical infrastructure, officials said on Wednesday. The heavy rain, which accelerated More...
Unwanted at Home and abroad ‘ Kenyans in the Diaspora protest Government Negligence.
Kenyans in the Diaspora are frustrated and accuse the Government of neglecting them. We are much more than the Remittance we send home, they said. Unwanted at home and abroad – ”They let politicians, More...
Africa China relationship – A moment of reflection and re evaluation.
China has spent the last few days trying to manage a damaging story about how local authorities in the city of Guangzhou have been targeting black African migrants for eviction and forced coronavirus testing. The More...
IMF to provide immediate debt relief to 25 countries most of which are in Africa.
The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it would provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) to allow them to focus more financial resources More...
Africa’s Healthcare counting the cost of Financing.
By Agnes Gitau As communities across the world grapple with COVID19, All eyes are on Africa healthcare system, being scrutinised for having failed to invest in strong/effective healthcare system. Many analysts More...
COVID 19 may disrupt the schedule of the African continental free trade agreement -AfCFTA
By Agnes Gitau In every of the African Union member states, fighting the spread of Covid19 is the top priority. Every country is dedicating already strained resources to public healthcare provision whose infrastructure More...
Kenya’s Ebola Workers Enlisted to Fight Coronavirus
Source: VOA By Mohammed Yusuf NAIROBI – Kenyan medical practitioners who helped in the fight against the West Africa Ebola outbreak have been deployed to Nairobi’s main hospital to treat coronavirus More...
