Delegation members. PHOTO/UGC. By OUR CORRESPONDENT [email protected] The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock, Mutahi Kagwe, recently engaged an Iranian business delegation to discuss the possibility of reopening the tea trade between the two countries. Mr Kagwe said the move is part of Kenya’s broader strategy to strengthen bilateral ties between Iran and the broader…
Bangui — “We, the Bishops of Bangassou, together with the entire Catholic community, are deeply concerned about the violence affecting Haut Mbomou,” emphasize Juan Josè Aguirre, Bishop of Bangassou and Aurelio Gazzera, Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese in the south-east of the Central African Republic, in a pastoral letter read on Sunday, June 8, during…
Colombia on edge as attacks come just days after assassination attempt on conservative presidential hopeful. Southwest Colombia has been rocked by a series of explosions and gun attacks near police stations that have left at least four people dead, according to police, an apparent coordinated attack that authorities have blamed on rebel groups. The attacks…
As the world celebrates World Environment Day today, 5 June, one European fintech company has set out to answer what is essentially a million dollar question: “What is nature really worth?” Developed by Estonia-based “tech for good” company Endangered Wildlife OÜ, the Biodiversity Valuator is a cutting-edge software tool that calculates the financial value of…
At a used car market in Beijing, salesman Ma Hui said he fears China’s electric vehicle industry is in a race to the bottom. EV makers, led by the country’s market leader BYD, have been engaged in a bruising price war, depressing profits for the brands, as well as sellers such as Ma. “All of…
Get ready for a futuristic delivery! Future Amazon orders could soon arrive at your door thanks to a humanoid robot workforce. According to The Information, Amazon is developing advanced AI software to power these robots, which will operate as package delivery workers transported by Rivian electric vans. The company is reportedly almost ready to begin…
Benjamin Fernandes, founder of Nala, at the 2025 Africa CEO Forum. When Benjamin Fernandes returned to Tanzania in 2017 after completing his MBA in the US, he had a plan: build a digital money transfer company from the ground up. What followed was a turbulent path marked by investor rejections, threats from large competitors and…
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Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani, director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. The South African government, which is the majority shareholder in telecommunications firm Telkom, has earned over R500 million after the JSE-listed company resumed dividend payouts. The company today published its annual financial results and ordinary and special dividend declaration for the year ended…
A partnership between The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UVU Africa via UVU Accelerate, the entrepreneurial development and incubation arm, has launched the timbuktoo Creative Hub Ideation Incubation Programme, a virtual incubator designed for early-stage creative entrepreneurs across Africa. The six-week intensive programme will provide structured support to help creative founders validate their business concepts, develop entrepreneurial…
