Uganda gears up for unveiling of AU’s 10-year strategic plan to up food production
The summit according to the commissioner which is organised by the African Union and the republic of Uganda will commence in three weeks is a huge milestone as it will see the union’s heads of state and government consider and adopt the (2026-2035) CAADP strategic plan
Food security: African Union working on long term plan to raise cropland, cut further imports
A statement issued at the Pre-African Union Extra-Ordinary Summit on Post-Malabo CAADP Agenda media briefing by Maj-Gen David Kasura-Kyomukama, cites statistics that show Africa spends $100 billion – mainly on cereals – while $16 billion goes to fat and oil imports.
Passenger plane flying to Russia from Azerbaijan crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead
Azerbaijan Airlines said the Embraer 190 aircraft, with flight number J2-8243, had been flying from Baku to Grozny, the capital of Russia’s Chechnya, but had been forced to make an emergency landing approximately 3km (1.8 miles) from the Kazakh city of Aktau.
Election violence erupts in Mozambique after election court ruling, at least 21 killed
Footage circulating on various social media platforms showed protesters burning and looting shops in the capital Maputo and the city of Beira, where some city officials were reported to have fled the city.
Attack on Haiti’s largest hospital raises fresh questions over UN delay in reinforcing Kenyan-led mission
A spokesperson for the mission, led by Kenya, said after shooting began that its personnel had not been invited to the
conference and it had sent in reinforcements. The national police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Sudan suspends participation in global hunger-monitoring system on eve of famine report
In a letter dated December 23, the government’s agriculture minister said the government is halting its participation in the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system. The letter accused the IPC of “issuing unreliable reports that undermine Sudan’s sovereignty and dignity.”
Sources reveal China plans record $411 billion special treasury bond issuance next year
China’s 10-year and 30-year treasury yields rose 1 basis point (bp) and 2 bps, respectively, after the news. The planned special treasury bond issuance next year would be the largest on record and underscores Beijing’s willingness to go even deeper into debt to counter deflationary forces in the world’s second-largest economy.
While Southern Africa voters vented their anger via the ballot, in West Africa it was barrel of the gun
In Namibia, the candidate of the long-governing South West Africa People’s Organization or SWAPO — 72-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah — made history by becoming the country’s first female president.
Kakamega county in western Kenya leads the East African in combating ‘forgotten’ tropical diseases that puts 25m at risk
Through End Fund, Amref is financing the war against the deadly tropical diseases by making available preventive drugs for the elimination of the diseases. Part of the campaign involves treatment of water, hygiene and sanitation at all levels.
Terrorist racism: Why terror group fails to set up shop, launch deadly attacks in Ethiopia
The Somali regional state is a natural stepping stone for al-Shabaab attempts at infiltrating Ethiopia, mainly because of its ethnic affinity to Somalia. However, the unfriendly relationship between the Ogden and al-Shabaab limits this potential.
