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Kenya accelerates reforms to boost horticultural exports
International
Kenya accelerates reforms to boost horticultural exports
The Tanzania Library Services Board (TLSB)
Technology
4 million Tanzanians to benefit from new digital library system
Ethiopia has substituted 2.7 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of imported products with locally produced commodities
Economy
Ethiopia saves USD 2.7bn through import substitution in 8 months
Stephen Par Kuol, a member of the SPLM-IO political bureau and minister of peacebuilding in the transitional unity government.
International
South Sudan opposition reaffirms commitment to peace amid Machar's house arrest
Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi shakes hands with the Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Guo Haiyan, after signing the grant agreement on March 27. Courtesy
Health
Kenya gets $13.9m Chinese grant to upgrade hospitals
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Crime
UN chief deeply concerned by escalating situation in South Sudan
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (Front) speaks during a presidential inauguration ceremony in Windhoek, Namibia, on March 21, 2025. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in on Friday as the first female president of Namibia after winning elections last year.
International
Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, sworn in as Namibia's first female president
Delegates pose for a photo at the 57th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development session.
Economy
African officials call for immediate implementation of AfCFTA
South Sudanese parties should direct all efforts to prevent a relapse into war. COURTESY
International
UN urges South Sudan parties to choose dialogue over military conflict
Tunisia rescues over 600 undocumented migrants from sinking boats.
International
Tunisia rescues over 600 undocumented migrants from sinking boats
An artist shows an artwork at a street art market in Windhoek, Namibia, on March 8, 2025. Street markets in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, are fueling a significant boom in the creative industry amid limited commercialization opportunities for local artists. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)
International
Namibia: Street markets spark creative industry boom in Windhoek
A view of Djibuti Port. Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to rebound, reaching 3.8 percent in 2025 and 4.1 percent in 2026,
International
Africa's GDP growth projected to hit 3.8% in 2025: report
Malawian Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has assured the public of the availability of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.
Health
Malawians assured of HIV drugs availability amid US aid freeze
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous.
Women
UN: One in four countries reports backlash on women's rights in 2024
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Tourism
EAC unveils 'Visit East Africa' tourism brand at ITB Berlin
Rebecca Miano (L, Front), Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, and other officials visit a section ravaged by fire at the Nairobi National Park in the capital of Kenya, March 1, 2025. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)
International
Kenya battles wildfires in major wildlife parks amid severe drought
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Dec. 7, 2024.
International
Macron to visit U.S. for talks with Trump over Ukraine, tariffs
China has been increasingly engaging in global affairs, offering Chinese solutions to global challenges such as poverty and climate change in both concept and action.
International
Xinhua think tank report highlights Chinese solutions to global challenges

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