A Nigerian governor has ordered the issuing of licenses so citizens can carry guns to defend themselves against armed groups, a first among the measures drawn up to defeat gunmen blamed for the deaths of thousands in the West African country’s troubled northern region. Zamfara state
The world's largest container ship, the first of its kind made by China, was delivered on Wednesday in the coastal city of Shanghai. The Ever Alot has a capacity of 24,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), the measurement used to determine cargo capacity for container ships and
The Chinese version of the Amazon Shopping mobile application has been taken down from local app stores after being found guilty of violating users' privacy by a government agency. The app, which is the main app for Amazon's online retail service on the Chinese mainland, failed
Three-quarters of refugees in East Africa supported by the United Nations’ programme have seen their rations reduced by up to 50 percent, WFP said, with those in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda the worst affected. “We are being forced to make the heartbreaking decision to
Africa could be in a position to export some 30 billion cubic metres (bcm) to Europe, which is currently hungry for gas because it is trying to reduce its reliance on Russia. This is according to Africa Energy outlook for 2022 published on Monday. The group
Kenya and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have partnered to launch a peace campaign aimed at curbing electoral violence ahead of the upcoming general elections slated for August 9, 2022. Mandisa Mashologu, the acting resident representative of the UNDP Kenya says the ‘Let Peace Win’
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting has led to the loss of lives and property. Kenyatta, the co-convener of the Inter-Congolese consultations under the Nairobi Process, urged all armed groups, both foreign
The United States Federal Reserve announced the most aggressive interest rate increase in nearly 30 years, raising the benchmark borrowing rate by 0.75 percentage points on Wednesday as it battles against surging inflation. The Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee reaffirmed that it remains "strongly committed
The U.S. Labor Department on Friday reported that the consumer price index rose to 8.6% in May from the same month a year ago. U.S inflation rate has remained above six percent for six straight months, far beyond the Federal Reserve's average two percent target. It first
Comair, South Africa’s oldest private airline, will stop operations permanently after its bankruptcy protection lawyers filed an application to liquidate the company. Comair, which operates Kulula, and has a franchise settlement to function British Airways flights in South Africa, entered into business rescue over two years
