AFRICA

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Sub-Saharan African economies are projected to grow between 2.3 and 3.4 percent in 2021 depending on the policy measures adopted by countries in the region and the international community, the World Bank said in a report released on Wednesday. According to Africa’s Pulse report, the growth …

✳ Mpango’s Career ▪ 1980-1980 Public relations assistant, National Provident Fund ▪ 1980-1981 Research assistant, Elimu Supplies Ltd ▪ 1984-1988 Economist, Ministry of Labor ▪ 1988-2002 Economics Lecturer Dar-es-Salaam University ▪ 2002-2006 Senior Economist World Bank ▪ 2007-2009 Economic advisor to the President, President’s Office ▪ 2009-2010 Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tanzanian Finance Minister who was last month struggling for his life at Benjamin Mkapa hospital in Dodoma, has been nominated by President Samia Suluhu to become the country’s next Vice President. Suluhu nominated Dr Philip Isdor Mpango to Tanzania’s Chama Cha …

  Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA |  China’s exceptional economic and political success can be called as the “Chinese miracle,” from which African countries have much to learn, a Kenyan party leader has said. “You have to give credit to the Communist Party of China (CPC) for having managed to steer …

Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA |  The massive container ship Ever Given has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Monday. “The vessel is en route to the port of Rotterdam,” and expected to arrive there on March …

  After Trump’s insults and detachment, the Biden administration is crafting a new, more engaged approach to the continent | LYNSEY CHUTEL | From expletive-laden rants at the start of his presidency to allowing corruption to run rampant as one of his last foreign-policy acts, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s …

Maputo, Mozambique | XINHUA |  The United Nations is trying to contact humanitarian workers caught up in Mozambique attacks while on stand-by to aid residents of Palma town, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. “We always make sure that our presence on the ground, our staff and related aid workers, …

A US Govt $20 million loan will help Catholic Church support development activities in sub-Saharan Africa 📌 Missio Invest Current Footprint ▪ Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Nigeria, Tanzania 📌Near-term Expansion ▪ Ghana, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Cote D’Ivoire, The Gambia, New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Missio Invest, an impact investor that provides …

China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Sudan Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA | A batch of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Chinese government to Sudan, arrived here on Friday. The batch was received at the Khartoum International Airport by Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin, Chairman of Sudan’s Higher …

  Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA |  The Suez Canal, one of the world’s most vital shipping routes, was blocked after one of the world’s largest container ships ran aground in the narrow man-made channel early Tuesday, which has disrupted global shipments for days. Here is a timeline of this global …