The small African nation of Zimbabwe has in the recent months been able to bring their trade deficit down significantly. Just 8 months ago in February of 2018 they had a deficit of $229 million, they have been able to grow their exports significantly, cutting down 44% of their deficit to only $127 million in August. This is a really… Read more »
Zimbabwe’s trade deficit went down 44 percent to $127 million in August 2018 from $229 million in February 2018 on the back of significant growth in exports during the seven-months period. Official statistics from the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStats) show that between February and August 2018, the country’s total exports amounted to $2,4 billion, a 24 percent increase, from… Read more »
Mogadishu — SOME 1 850 people have been killed during explosive violence across the globe last month. A majority of those killed are civilians, who make up 1 066 deaths, or 58 percent of total casualties. According to the Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), the deaths were recorded from 256 explosions. In Africa, Somalia is the country worst affected by… Read more »
A campaign by the Dr Ekuru Aukot-led Thirdway Alliance to amend the Constitution has now gathered 600,000 signatures, 400,000 shy of the one million needed to pass through the first stage of the planned referendum. The signatures will be presented to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission for verification before the Referendum Bill can be presented to the 47 county… Read more »
Kampala — Telecoms have, in the last three years, disbursed more than Shs100b in mobile loans, according to data. MTN, according to Ms Elsa Muzzolini, the company’s head of mobile money division, has given out in the excess of Shs100b through Mokash. The telecom, she told Daily Monitor, has about 3.5 million enrolled customers.
Boko Haram, a terrorist group that has been a constant threat and fear to northern Nigerians, has recently released a horrific video where they killed an aide worker and threatened a schoolgirl that they had abducted. This caused the CAN (Christian Association of Nigeria), to demand for the immediate release of this school girl. However this school girl is not… Read more »
Rwanda’s agricultural performance has recorded a robust increment in export revenue thanks to the strategies that the government has laid in place. The government raked in $515.9 million in a period of one year from July 2017 to June 2018, which was a 44.73 percent rise in comparison to a similar period last year. Under the 2016/17 era, the country… Read more »
Days after the terror group, Boko Haram, released a video showing the killing of an aide worker, and threatening to harm the abducted Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, the Christian Association of Nigeria has demanded her immediate release. The association also called on government to ensure the safe release of over a hundred Chibok girls still held by the terror group… Read more »
The Swaziland Industrial Court has forced teachers to postpone a strike planned to start on Tuesday and banned outright one by public service workers. The rulings came days after police violently attacked legal protests by workers.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his US counterpart Donald Trump will not have bilateral talks while attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this week, according to a report. Rather, International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu will meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the “true situation in South Africa”, Netwerk24 reported.