CAPTION: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, welcomed Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to Moscow. President Samia Suluhu Hassan made a historic visit to Moscow, the first Tanzanian presidential trip to Russia in 55 years.The meeting between President Hassan and President Putin focused on strengthening economic and political ties between Russia and Tanzania.Trade between the two countries […]
On May 30, as football fans around the world counted down to the start of the FIFA World Cup in North America and airlines prepared for the annual surge in summer travel, the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was sitting in Bunia, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, listening to community leaders […]
CAPTION: Managing Director, Absa Bank Uganda David Wandera, 2nd left, exchange documents with Managing Director, Standard Chartered Uganda, Sanjay Rughani, right, with offcials in Kampala May 28th 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda and Absa Bank Uganda Limited have received regulatory approval from the Bank of Uganda for Standard Chartered Bank […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, right, with Kenya President William Ruto during the launch of the Standard Guarge Railway in Kisumu recently. (File photo). By AgenciesBRAZZVILLE – The Vice President of the African Development Bank Dr. Abdul Kamara has reaffirmed the commitment by the bank to fund the Standard Guage Railway project in Uganda.Kamara, also the head […]
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence of Ebola in its volatile eastern region where instability is rife. Ahead of his arrival, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to armed groups to declare a ceasefire so that health workers can […]
CAPTION: A sample of ebola virus in a laboratory for testing. (File photo.) By AgenciesNAIROBI – Kenya is among ten African countries at high risk of an Ebola outbreak; the Africa Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) has warned, as the Bundibugyo strain continues to spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.Africa Centre for Disease Control […]
CAPTION: Health workers carry a victim of Ebola in DR Congo recently. (File photo). By Scott CampbellSeveral East African countries have stepped up airport screening and border surveillance after the World Health Organisation declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a global health emergency, raising concerns for one of Africa’s busiest tourism […]
CAPTION: Health workers in Ituri DR Congo disinfect during work recently. (File photo). By Our reporter ADDIS ABABA – Delays in mobilising resources and scaling up the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak could lead to wider regional transmission and greater loss of life, African leaders and global health partners warned on Tuesday, […]
By AgenciesDODOMA: The Tanzanian government said it is committed to strengthen economic diplomacy in promoting investment, trade, tourism, education and employment opportunities so as to position itself as Eastern and Southern Africa’s business hub.Presenting the Ministry’s budget estimates for the 2026/2027 financial year in Parliament on May 26, 2026, Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and […]
CAPTION: President Salva Kiir, left, with Dr. Riek Machar. (File photo). By Our reporterDAR ES SALAAM – High-level consultative meetings involving major South Sudan opposition groups are underway in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as part of efforts to revive an inclusive peace process amid stalled implementation of the 2018 peace agreement.The consultations are being held under […]