A Boeing 767 aircraft at MoD Boscombe Down, near Salisbury, which is believed to be the plane set to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled minutes before take-off after legal rulings on
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It comes as the price of food in Sri Lanka soars amid fears of shortages Sri Lanka is giving government officials an extra day off a week to encourage them to grow food, amid fears of a food shortage. The country has around one million public sector employees. It
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National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani. He has said Kenya will go for syndicated loans from banks that would lend it at cheaper rates. Kenya has backed down from issuing a UShs3.6 trillion Eurobond after it attracted yields double the six per cent it borrowed last year on the backdrop of
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A street view of London, UK. Kenyan buyers are spending an average of 210,000 pounds (Sh30.7 million) on a house in Birmingham, Manchester, London, Liverpool, and Leeds in the UK. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK Kenya’s middle class and the ultra-rich have turned to the UK to buy houses for renting out
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Indian authorities are holding two female Ugandans for alleged possession of 1.85kilograms of cocaine. According to a tweet from the Customs department in New Delhi, the suspects were picked up shortly after arrival on May 26, 2022, aboard Ethiopian Airlines 686 flight from Addis Ababa. The department notes that
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President Akinwumi Adesina An African Development Bank report released Thursday shows that the institution was pivotal in 2021, delivering timely investments that are helping millions of Africans overcome the unprecedented challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Published annually for the past 12 years, the Annual Development Effectiveness Review
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Dangote, the pre-eminent African brand founded in 1981 by Nigerian Aliko Dangote (pictured), emerged as the #1 brand that symbolises African pride Brand Africa unveiled the 12th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands 2022 rankings of the Top 100 most admired brands in Africa at a live event hosted by
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Agriculture Minister, Frank Tumwebaze (R) with Peter Munya, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives with Declaration of the G25 African Coffee Summit Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture Minister, Animal Industry and Fisheries, has said Uganda’s successful coffee experience can be adopted by the African continent
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Representatives of the 25 African coffee producing countries in a group photo at the Nairobi Summit 25 coffee producing African countries under the Inter- African Coffee Organisation (IACO) have officially signed the Nairobi Declaration to have coffee anchored as a strategic commodity under the African Union in harmony with AU
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Uganda acted prudently by going slow on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project which meant delays in borrowing at least USD 2.3 billion or more than Shillings 8trillion, according to experts. This is the estimated cost for only the Malaba-Kampala stretch, but the whole project connecting North and Western
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