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By the time the auction begins at Nangurukuru fish market in Tanzania’s southern Lindi region, the crisis is already visible. Wooden canoes that once returned from the Rufiji River with heavy catches now bring only a fraction of what they used to. Traders scan for the long-whiskered catfish that once defined the market but find […]
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Uganda is currently the world’s second-largest refugee host, but its famous “open-door” policy is under severe threat. Recent aid cuts have forced humanitarian agencies to slash food rations, shutter maternal health clinics, and reduce education support, leaving hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people at risk. As the government begins to restrict refugee status for certain […]
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The United States has suspended all assistance programs benefiting Somalia’s federal government after reports that officials seized and destroyed a warehouse containing 76 metric tonnes of humanitarian food aid meant for vulnerable communities. This story is written and edited by Global South World In a statement, the US government said it was “deeply concerned” by […]
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Strategic infrastructure to boost regional trade and transform lives across rural communities. DP World has expanded its footprint in Rwanda with the inauguration of the Rubavu Logistics Hub in partnership with Rwanda’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM). The opening of the Logistics Hub coincided with the unveiling of a community bridge in Kabeza a […]
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Rooted in Ethiopia’s development strategy and economic reform agenda, the 3rd edition of Big 5 Construct Ethiopia and the inaugural East Africa Infrastructure & Water Expo have officially opened at Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa. Following a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the events were inaugurated by H.E. Mrs. Chaltu Sani, Minister of the Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure. […]
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By Dr. James Mworia When I first walked into Centum Investment Company Plc in 2001, I was just a young man with a law degree, an accounting diploma, and a few certificates, working as a filing clerk. I was eager, maybe even a little nervous, but mostly, I was driven. I knew I had a […]
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People across four East African nations – Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda – have been experiencing poor connectivity that bears a resemblance to what happened across some West African countries in March. According to reports, the connectivity problem stems from faulty under-sea cables that link these countries with other parts of the world via South […]
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East Africa has recently had an unprecedented series of failed rains. But some rainy seasons are bringing the opposite: huge amounts of rainfall. In the last few months of 2023, the rainy season, known as the “short rains”, was much wetter than normal. It brought severe flooding to Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania. In Somalia, more than 2 million […]
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● Roche Diagnostics and the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi have signed a contract aimed at enhancing healthcare access in Kenya and East Africa by installing a fully automated diagnostics instrument at the Hospital. ● The installation will significantly speed up disease testing capacity and the output of results to patients. ● The Roche platforms can […]
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Authors: Jon Harle, Flora Fabian Transforming the prospects of Africa’s graduates – and its young people at large – might be the greatest contribution that universities can make to the global goals. To do that we need to equip the next generation to lead us in the future and to radically improve the quality and […]
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