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As the world commemorated the 2020 International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) on June 16 in this game changing year, it is important to draw attention to the millions of migrant workers globally who play a vital role in global economies says the UN. Countries around the world went to battle

Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (R)interacts with Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli shortly after the bilateral meeting at the Arusha state lodge in Tanzania on Tuesday 30th February 2016. The East African Community (EAC) has been ranked the most integrated bloc among eight regional economic communities (RECs) by the African Regional Integration

Zimbabweans have little faith in the new currency because of years of economic mismanagement/ AFP Inflation in Zimbabwe has risen to 785%, which makes it the second highest rate in the world after Venezuela. It follows a steep rise in prices and the collapse of a local currency introduced last

Air China planes parked on the tarmac at Beijing Capital Airport on March 27, 2020. Beijing cancelled at least 1,255 scheduled inbound and outbound flights on June 17, 2020 as fears grow over a new virus outbreak. PHOTO | GREG BAKER | AFP Beijing's airports cancelled two-thirds of all flights

Donation from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma arrived in Nairobi on 24 March The Kenyan authorities are investigating the disappearance of medical equipment donated to help stop the spread of Covid- 19. The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Chinese government included surgical masks, protective suits, isolation gowns and thermometers worth

Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has said there are 66 active coronavirus cases in the country, the latest data by the government on the pandemic since it stopped giving updates on 29 April. Mr Majaliwa said the 66 patients were hospitalised in 10 regions and that the rest of the

Remarks by Miguel M. Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba, during the high-level online conference of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) to discuss the post-pandemic economy, June 10, 2020, Year 62 of the Revolution. Dear President Nicolas Maduro Moros; Distinguished heads of state

Community healthcare workers will be involved in the daily assessment of the patients at home/Reuters Kenya plans to discharge nearly all asymptomatic Covid-19 patients to free-up space in congested hospitals. The government has released guidelines for home-based care for discharged patients, which include at least 10 days of isolation. “Due

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a grant under the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) to cover Tanzania’s debt service falling due to the IMF from today to October 13, 2020, the equivalent of US$14.3 million (53.37bn). Additional relief covering the period from