Rwanda have been drawn in Group A alongside hosts Tanzania and Ethiopia for the CECAFA U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, scheduled for...
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Tanzania: Tanzania Registers 71,183 Traditional Medicine Practitioners
Mbeya -- THE Tanzanian government says it is continuing efforts to strengthen and formalise the Traditional and Alternative Medicine sector in Tanzania, while...
Tanzania: Upgraded Arusha Airport Ready for 24-Operations in Its Bid to Boost Tourism
Arusha -- ARUSHA Airport is expected to begin operating 24 hours a day within the next two weeks, a move aimed at increasing...
Namibia: Historic Kapps Hotel Set for Revival…Lüderitz Eyes Tourism Growth
For more than a century, the Kapps Hotel has been part of Lüderitz's...
Namibia: A Legacy Built in the Dojo
Carl and Stefan van der Merwe view karate as far more than just a martial art. To them, it is a shared way...
Tanzania: Iringa Mayor Rallies Locals to Tap Tourism Wealth
Iringa -- IRINGA residents have been urged to embrace tourism as a key economic opportunity capable of transforming livelihoods and accelerating development in...
Tanzania: Yanga Extend Winning Run
Dar es Salaam -- Young Africans continued their impressive start to the Mainland Premier League season with a convincing 2-0 victory over Fountain...
Tanzania: Wanyeche Completes Morogoro Open Treble
Morogoro -- TPDF Lugalo Golf Club's Enoshi Wanyeche completed a remarkable three-year reign in the Ephraim Mapoore Memorial Morogoro Open after successfully defending...
Nigeria: Uber Exits Nigeria After 12 Years of Operation
But the ride-hailing company said the decision to exit Nigeria is unrelated to the recent FAAN directive concerning e-hailing operations at Nigerian...
Ethiopia: ECX Surpasses Annual Target By 167 Percent, Exceeding 48 Billion Birr in Trades
Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) achieved 167.8 percent of its annual target by trading 48.83 billion Birr worth of commodities during...
Zimbabwe: ZSE Profits Soars As Trading Activity Surges
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) Group recorded a sharp rise in profits in the first half of 2026 with profit after tax jumping 275.8%...
Zimbabwe: Brand Zimbabwe Scores Big As Sanganai Draws 49 Percent More Global Buyers
Zimbabwe's flagship tourism trade fair is set for a stronger international turnout this year, with the number of overseas buyers jumping nearly 50% as...
Kenya: Digital Lending Expands Reach As Microfinance Sector Shifts Online
Nairobi -- Kenya's microfinance sector is shifting towards digital channels as lenders seek to reach more borrowers through mobile platforms, with technology increasingly...
Africa: Malawi Kings in Camp for Africa Netball Cup
Malawi Kings Netball Team's provisional squad is now in camp in Blantyre, as preparations get under way for the 2026 Africa Netball Cup...
Malawi: Wanderers Scrap Ticket Pre-Sale for Crunch Champions League Clash Over Counterfeit Fears
Mighty Wanderers have made a last-minute U-turn on their plans to pre-sell tickets for Sunday's crucial CAF Champions League first preliminary round, first-leg...
Turkey wants to join China-Russia-led SCO: Why Ankara’s Pakistan connection remains a red flag for India
Turkey is considering full SCO membership while trying to repair ties with India. But its longstanding partnership with Pakistan and position on Kashmir remain major...
As war drums get louder, so must peacemakers
CAN the world really turn away from superpowers and armaments, and turn to God for peace and security, as our Aug. 30 column urged and...
20 finance leaders close talks marked by US welcoming Russia
ASHEVILLE, United States — Finance leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) closed their two-day gathering on Tuesday with a statement that all but China...
Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast
By SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — On the surface, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt this week is a run-of-the-mill opportunity for two countries to...
Europe must stand with Canada against Trump
LONDON — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s widely acclaimed speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January remains the talk of diplomats...
US Envoy Courts Central Asia on Sidelines of SCO Summit
Two high-level US Trump administration emissaries crashed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, holding talks with top Central Asian leaders and...
It’s always Shark Week in Putin’s world. That doesn’t bode well for Trump’s Ukraine peace hopes
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Kyrgyzstan this week for the Shanghai Cooperation...
Nepal Floods: Death Toll Rises To 1,204, Over 4,200 Still Missing
Nepal’s death toll from the devastating floods has risen to 1,204, with around 4,216 people still missing, according to the latest government update. The National...
EU plans new ‘diversification’ rules to cut dependence on China
EU trade officials are drafting new rules to require companies in critical sectors to increase their number of suppliers in order to reduce reliance on China, the EU...
Maharashtra: Shinde Slams Pakistan Over PM Modi’s Cropped Photo
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has slammed Pakistan for cropping Prime Minister Narendra Modi from a photograph clicked at the Shanghai...
Russian strikes kill 2 Ukrainian civilians amid threats to raise stakes
By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian aerial attacks overnight and during daylight Wednesday killed two civilians and wounded six in the...
Senegal: Senegal and IMF Strike $2.2bn Deal, Two Years After Debt Scandal Froze Funding
Senegal and the International Monetary Fund have reached a staff-level agreement on a new $2.2 billion (€1.9 billion) lending programme, nearly two years after...
Senegal: Senegal and IMF Strike $2.2bn Deal, Two Years After Debt Scandal Froze Funding
Senegal and the International Monetary Fund have reached a staff-level agreement on a new $2.2 billion (€1.9 billion) lending programme, nearly two years after...