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Political brawl between ruling and opposition parties in Ethiopia amidst COVID 19

Abiy Ahmed has accused the opposition  of trying to create instability and grab power The elections in Ethiopia are not likely to take...

Kenyan business woes mount with Covid-19

( 3 minutes read) ·        The businesses in Kenya are working below normal given the fact that there is a nation-wide curfew on...

Kenya prepares for a clinical trial for three COVID-19 drugs

The proposed trials include Remdesivir, an antiretroviral drug, anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, and Lopinavir/ritonavir. The research team is waiting for the final approval by...

Ethiopian rings into cargo movement and evacuation of stranded people

(2 minutes read) ·        While most of the continent’s airlines are hit by the pandemic and grounded, Ethiopian continues flying in two main operation...

Comoros yields to Covid-19

( 2 minutes read) ·        President of Republic of Comoros Azali Assoumani announced its  index case of the novel coronavirus  on April 30,...

Kenya stares at three challenges back to back

·       Kenya is hit by three challenges back to back - Coronavirus, floods and food shortage due to locust invasion ·       The government has to reorganise budget...

Tullow Oil exit from East Africa to be completed soon

Tullow Oil has signed a deal transferring its assets for Lake Albert Development project and the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline System...

Annual headline inflation in Tanzania declines: March inflation moves up

( 3 minutes read) ·        The Annual Headline Inflation Rate of Tanzania for the month of March 2020 slowed down to 3.4% from...

Tanzania invites investment in horticultural sector

(3 minutes read) ·        The Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) invited domestic and foreign investors to invest in developing sugarcane and sugar processing plantations. ·   ...

Comoros to get IMF bailout

( 2 minutes read) ·        The Executive Board of  the IMF  approved a disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) equivalent to SDR2.97...

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