AFRICA

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday pledged to contain large domestic and foreign borrowing by the government within three years to help spur economic growth. Ruto who officially opened the 13th Parliament said the very large government borrowing requirement has undermined the business sector’s contribution to …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC), established in 2009 to invigorate the fight against corruption, has been lobbying countries to ratify its convention to facilitate the elimination of the vice in the continent, an official said. “We have been engaging with the relevant structures …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | A Kenyan lawyer who was facing witness interference charges at The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) was found dead at his home on Monday evening, the police confirmed on Tuesday. The police said Paul Gicheru, 53, had been a person of interest in an ICC case …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday named his nominees to the Cabinet to help steer the country after the Aug. 9 general elections. Ruto, who retained one serving cabinet secretary, appointed former deputy prime minister Musalia Mudavadi as the prime cabinet secretary, a newly created position. …

Kinshaha, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday officially declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that reemerged six weeks ago in the country’s northeastern North Kivu province. With only one case confirmed, the just-ended outbreak was one of the DRC’s least catastrophic. A previous …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations-appointed human rights experts on Monday warned that South Sudan’s peace process needs urgent attention to prevent violence from escalating. Yasmin Sooka, the chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, called on the international community to swiftly pay more attention …

Arusha, Tanzania | Xinhua | Burundian Vice-President Prosper Bazombanza has called on member states of the East African Community (EAC) to join forces in promotion of tourism in the region, the EAC said in a statement late Saturday. The statement issued in Tanzania’s northern city of Arusha, said Bazombanza also urged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya set a new world record of two hours, one minute and nine seconds to claim the 48th Berlin Marathon title on Sunday. The 37-year-old Kenyan staged a dominant performance and bettered his own record from 2018 by 30 seconds …

Africa’s two wealthiest cities are in South Africa. Johannesburg is the wealthiest, with a total private wealth of US$239 billion, while Cape Town in second place has a total private wealth of US$131 billion Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD | Africa’s stock of private wealth is forecast to jump 38 per …

New York, US | Xinhua |  Botswana should diversify its economy to reduce its heavy dependence on diamonds, President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday told world leaders attending the general debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. Botswana is facing “an uphill battle” to attract investors to diversify …