The government has revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children’s education and women’s health in Africa facing the biggest reductions. The government said in February it would slash foreign aid spending by 40% –…
US President Donald Trump says the US has agreed to a “massive” trade deal with Japan, one of the country’s largest trading partners. The plan would result in Japan investing $550bn (£407bn) into the US and paying a 15% reciprocal…
US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has announced an early adjournment of the chamber, stalling efforts to force the release of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The move delays a politically fraught vote on the matter until…
A Nigerian senator who was suspended after accusing the senate president of sexual harassment, which he denies, has been refused entry to the parliamentary complex. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has linked the six-month suspension to her accusation but the senate leadership said…
Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of “treason”, claiming he plotted to sabotage his first presidency by linking him to alleged Russian election meddling. “They tried to steal the election,” Trump said at the White House as he claimed Obama…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 23 — Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has defended the government-to-government (G-to-G) oil import arrangement, citing comparative data that shows Tanzania is paying higher Freight and Premium (F&P) rates despite enjoying lower pump prices. Appearing before the…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 23 – Luxury hospitality and travel group, Hemingways Hospitality, has announced the acquisition of Richard’s River Camp, a pioneering eighteen bed luxury safari camp in Mara North Conservancy in the Maasai Mara. This announcement comes following Hemingways’…
Kenya’s journey toward Universal Health Coverage has hit a major milestone, with over 24 million Kenyans now enrolled in the Taifa-Care programme under the Social Health Authority (SHA). Speaking during a media briefing at SHA headquarters after addressing members of…
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 23 — Millions of children in Kenya are already experiencing the harsh impacts of climate change, environmental degradation, and disaster-related risks, a new report by UNICEF warns. The report highlights how droughts, floods, pollution, and food insecurity…
Raquel Celina Rodriguez watches her step as she walks across the Vega de Tilopozo in Chile’s Atacama salt flats. It’s a wetland, known for its groundwater springs, but the plain is now dry and cracked with holes she explains were…