GNV Set to Launch New LNG Ferries on Italy–Morocco Route in Summer 2026

Italian shipping company “Grandi Navi Veloci” will start operating two LNG-powered vessels starting summer 2026 between Genoa port and Morocco’s Tangier Med port. GNV said the new ships will improve capacity, comfort and schedule reliability on ferry services during “Marhaba Operation” destined to facilitate the return home of Moroccans living abroad for their annual summer […]

Uganda confirms deal to host U.S. deportees, stirring domestic and continental debate

Uganda has confirmed a temporary agreement with the United States to accept third-country nationals denied asylum in the U.S., marking a significant shift in migration policy that has sparked controversy both at home and across the continent. The deal, confirmed last week (21 August) by Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Vincent Bagiire Waiswa, excludes individuals with […]

Tanzania registers 200 times more investment projects in H1 2024

Tanzania registered 409 investment projects in the first half of the year, which is a whooping 200 times more projects that were registered in the east African country in 2023, according to the Tanzania Investment Center (TIC). In the first six months of 2024, Tanzania registered 409 investment projects, worth $3.09 billion, of whom 385 […]