Trump’s Tariffs Impact 185 Countries, Disrupting Global Trade U.S. President Donald Trump declared a 10% baseline tax on imports from 185 countries and even higher tariff rates on dozens of others. Several African countries face increased tariffs, such as Nigeria (14%), Algeria (30%), Lesotho (50%), Mauritius (40%), Kenya (10%), Namibia (21%), Ethiopia, and Ghana (10%). South Africa […]
President Donald Trump yesterday declared a 10 per cent baseline tax on imports from 185 countries and even higher tariff rates on dozens others, including Nigeria, on which he slammed a 14 per cent tariff regime. In addition, Trump held up a chart while speaking at the White House, showing the United States would charge
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2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 new cases recorded, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. That’s one of the alarming updates shared by Volker Türk during a General Assembly briefing on Wednesday, the first informal meeting dedicated to the issue of the thousands
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The “world is failing” people living with disabilities, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has told a major summit which aims to galvanize global efforts to ensure they are fully integrated into all parts of society. Although persons with disabilities represent a sizeable 16 per cent of the world’s population, they still experience a range of
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Niger Frees Dozens Detained After Coup Including Former Top Officials The military government in Niger, led by General Abdourahamane Tiani has announced the release dozens of prisoners, amongst them former officials of the civilian government deposed by the military in 2023, as well as journalists. A spokesperson for the junta said the move is in keeping
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service is saving lives in places like Madagascar, Haiti and the Central African Republic – even as a funding shortfall bites Madagascar’s pioneering food drops Atop a hill in the southeastern Malagasy village of Lanakasy, Honera Tsara yells for her 10 children to rush outside. A deep, whirring sound fills
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Imagine an Africa where economic growth and development are driven by Africans themselves, where innovation and empowerment are the catalysts for transformation. This is the vision of McEva Temofe, a Nigerian entrepreneur and business leader who is championing a new era of economic transformation on the continent. As the founder and convener of the African
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Over 300 young people, government representatives, entrepreneurs, key partners and stakeholders in the apiculture and sericulture value chains gathered in Addis Ababa on March 24 for a youth learning summit and to recognise the transformative impact of the More Young Entrepreneurs in Honey and Silk (MOYESH) programme, a partnership between the
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Last week, over 100 AI engineers and data scientists graduated from the Sustainable Access to Finance to Enable Entrepreneurship (SAFEE) program, a partnership between Kifiya Financial Technology and the Mastercard Foundation. This will directly support Ethiopia’s transition toward uncollateralized digital lending, data-driven banking, and financial inclusion at scale. The SAFEE program
If the United Nations were human, turning eighty this year, it might be pictured teetering on a frayed armchair, a lukewarm cup of tea forgotten beside it. Glasses perched on its nose, it would thumb through a worn copy of its own charter–pages creased from decades of selective use. Its pension, long squandered on noble
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