The United Nations says thousands of people in Madagascar are suffering from famine, while more than 1 million others are facing acute hunger and are forced to resort to extreme measures to keep from starving.More than 1.1 million people in southern M…
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Somalia Industries Hail Resumption of Diplomatic Ties With Kenya
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia’s cargo and travel industries have welcomed the resumption of diplomatic ties with neighbor Kenya after a five-month freeze that damaged bilateral trade. But tensions remain over an unresolved maritime territorial dispute. …
China Says Rocket Debris Unlikely to Cause Damage
An out-of-control Chinese rocket is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere this weekend, but experts do not know where debris from the craft will land or exactly when it will happen. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday that th…
Cameroon Poultry Farmers Urge Europe to Ease Trade Restrictions
Cameroon’s poultry farmers and sellers are calling on authorities at home and in Europe to loosen trade restrictions put in place over the coronavirus pandemic and avian influenza,?which have more than doubled the price of chicken.Scores of chicken se…
Monetary Policy Committee Meets
At the meeting held on April 29, 2021, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Botswana decided to maintain the Bank Rate at 3.75 percent. Inflation increased significantly from 2.4 percent in February to 3.2 percent in March 2021, reverting…
Trade Between Chad and Cameroon Falls After Deby’s Death
Trade between Cameroon and its landlocked neighbor Chad has come to a virtual standstill, with Chad refusing entry to hundreds of trucks carrying essential supplies for its capital. Chadian military authorities sealed the border last week after the de…