Minister: Tanzania on course to wiping out TB in four years as incidence drops by 44 per cent
According to data cited by the health official, new tuberculosis cases in Tanzania declined from 306 per 100,000 people in 2015 to 172 per 100,000 in 2024, marking a 44 per cent decrease. Tuberculosis-related deaths also dropped from 56,000 to 23,500 over the same period, a reduction of 59 per cent.
Museveni’s architecture of erasure: How Uganda president has disempowered indigenous people since coming to power in 1986
For four decades, a singular political project has defined the history of the territory once known as the British Uganda Protectorate. It is not a project of liberation, development or unity as its proponents claim. It is a project of erasure.
Tehran vows strong retaliation if Trump makes good threats of sweeping strikes on Iran’s power infrastructure
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday said that energy and oil infrastructure across the region could face “irreversible” destruction if the United States targets Iran’s power plants.
Fears rise in US Middle East conflict may undermine safe-haven appeal of dollarised assets
According to data from US-based Emerging Portfolio Fund Research cited by Reuters, global emerging market bond funds saw net outflows of around $1.1 billion in the week ending June 11. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against six major currencies, edged down 0.13 per cent on June 17 to close at 99.574.
How community-based micro-enterprise in Cape Verde is changing waste into school furniture
Launched in 2019, the initiative later developed into a community-based business. Today, the impact is visible in Sao Francisco, where cleaner streets reflect a growing awareness of recycling and waste management.
Lewa Conservancy in Mt Kenya region rolls out climate-smart agriculture programme to support local ecosystem
Meru County Executive Committee Member for Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Janaro Gatangugi, said the county government is working closely with Lewa to promote agriculture as a key economic driver.
Trans Nzoia County in western Kenya hires 192 nurses to improve service delivery
Promising to employ the recruited nurses on permanent and pensionable terms once their one-year contract elapses, Natembeya said the county government will only do so to those who would have exhibited high ethical standards and professionalism.
East African Community leaders call for immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo
The leaders acknowledged ongoing diplomatic efforts under the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, led by Ugandan President Museveni and agreed that regional initiatives should be harmonised to strengthen peacebuilding efforts in eastern DRC, it said.
Nakuru County’s drive for ‘sponge city’ given fillip by Netherlands in $30 million climate change collaboration
Deputy Governor David Kones expressed Nakuru County’s commitment to kick-start the project to ensure it delivers tangible benefits to city residents by protecting them from the increasing threat of climate change.
Fears of Trump impeachment rise as US president’s base revolts over war with Iran
The war is certain to widen a growing rift in Trump’s base over his military adventurism abroad. Tucker Carlson, one of Trump’s most prominent supporters, argued for his election in 2024 on the basis that his opponents would drag the United States into unnecessary wars.
