Italy PM pledges new partnership with Africa but critics say indebted Rome can’t rival China, Russia
However, there was a note of discord from some of those present, with Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union Commission, saying he wished Africa had been consulted first on priorities and emphasising the need to honour commitments.
Bayer pharmaceutical ordered to pay $2.25 billion after jury links herbicide Roundup to cancer
On Friday a jury returned a unanimous verdict, finding that Roundup was a cancer-causing product, that Monsanto was negligent and that Monsanto failed to warn about the dangers of Roundup, McKivison’s lawyers Tom Kline and Jason Itkin said in a joint statement.
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting global trade, impact predicted to last many months
The threat grows considerably the longer the war in Gaza drags on. Disruption to Red Sea trade lasting a year could surge goods inflation by up to 2%, Petersen says, piling on pain while the world already struggles with higher prices for groceries, rent and more. That also could mean even higher interest rates, which have weakened economies.
Not groggy: Diageo’s Kenyan unit calls Tusker beer sale report ‘market speculation’
In an interview with Reuters EABL CEO Jane Karuku denied the brand would be sold
China warns Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea or risk business relations with Beijing
Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis or risk harming business relations with Beijing, four Iranian sources and a diplomat familiar with the matter said. The discussions about the attacks and trade between China and...
Globalists know they’re extremely unpopular, but won’t stop seeking total control over global population
Hinchliffe said the definite language used by the participants when referring to “Disease X” belies advance knowledge of – or preparation for – such an occurrence. “In my opinion, they already have ‘Disease X,’” he said. “It’s probably been engineered somewhere, and they’ve already been working on the cure, the vaccine for it.”
Kenya joins league of countries in the world with massive deposits of rare mineral coltan
Kenya has discovered its first deposits of the valuable mineral coltan, the mining minister has annouced. The rare mineral is used to manufacture electric car batteries, mobile phones and other electronic devices. The Democratic Republic of Congo holds more than 70 per cent of the world’s coltan reserves, which have...
Public debt management head quits as Kenya grapples with inability to access foreign credit
Kenya has been tackling acute liquidity challenges caused by uncertainty over its ability to access funding from financial markets before a $2 billion Eurobond matures in June this year.
Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy leads way in world’s first white rhino IVF pregnancy
Northern white rhinos, which despite their name are actually grey, used to roam freely in several countries in east and central Africa, but their numbers fell sharply due to widespread poaching for their horns.
Changing Saudi Arabia set to permit alcohol sales in capital Riyadh as it relaxes social codes
Saudi Arabia, which was relatively closed off for decades, has in recent years relaxed strict social codes, such as segregating men and women in public places and requiring women to wear all-covering black robes or abayas.
