President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Monday that a sample from Tanzania’s remote Kagera region tested positive for Marburg disease, validating World Health Organization (WHO) warnings from mid-January. While Tanzanian authorities initially denied the presence of Marburg after eight people in Kagera died from what WHO suspected to be the disease, subsequent investigations have now […]
Sudan’s Government has announced the creation of a banking finance portfolio exceeding 3 trillion Sudanese pounds to support the 2026 summer agricultural season and strengthen the country’s productive sector. Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim announced the initiative last Week, as farmers face major challenges, including shortages of funding, improved seeds, fertilizers, fuel and rising production costs […]
A court in Sudan last weekend convicted former President Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to a two-year detention in a reform facility. Dressed in traditional white robes and a turban, Bashir watched silently from inside a metal defendant’s cage while the judge read out the verdict on Saturday. Al-Bashir ruled Sudan for […]
