HUNGARY’s inflation moderated unexpectedly in June after rising in the previous two months, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office said on Tuesday. Consumer prices had climbed to 3.7 per cent year-on-year in June, slower than the 5-month high of 4.0 per…
CHINA has criticised the Western defence alliance for its actions in the Asia-Pacific region and called on it to rethink what it is doing. China made the criticism before the start of a NATO summit meeting in Washington Beijing opposes…
WORKERS at Germany’s largest port in Hamburg started a two-day strike on Tuesday to demand higher wages. “The strike has started as planned with the early shift at 6:30 am,” said a spokesman for the verdi trade union. The employees…
A recent study published in The Lancet medical journal suggests that the actual death toll in Gaza may be significantly higher than the reported 37,396, potentially exceeding 186,000. The study, conducted by researchers from the UK, US, and Canada, takes…
LIBERIAN President Joseph Boakai has declared a significant reduction in his salary by 40 percent, a move intended to set a precedent for responsible governance and express solidarity with the citizens of Liberia. His office stated that this decision is…
IN a significant move to enforce military discipline, a military court in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sentenced 22 soldiers to death for desertion during battles against M23 rebels. This decision, announced on Monday,…
WEST Africa’s regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has tasked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye with mediating talks with the three military junta-led states—Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—that withdrew from the group earlier this year. The…
SENEGAL’S recently elected president, Bassirou Dioumaye Faye, has vowed to renegotiate mining, gas, and oil contracts signed with foreign companies to ensure environmental compliance and local benefits. At a high-level summit in Paris last week, his mining minister detailed how…
IN the dynamic and often unpredictable world of business, surviving and thriving amidst various risks requires more than just reactive measures; it necessitates a comprehensive and strategic approach. Business risks can stem from a multitude of sources, including market volatility,…
AN investigation by BBC Africa Eye has uncovered a disturbing trend of elderly individuals being accused of witchcraft and murdered along Kenya’s Kilifi coast. These accusations often hide a darker motive—land grabs by relatives and community members. Seventy-four-year-old Tambala Jefwa bears…
