Plans to establish the African Medicines Agency (AMA), responsible for overseeing regulatory processes for pharmaceutical products throughout Africa, are progressing, according to official sources. As of now, 35 out of the African Union's 55 member states have ratified the...
General Atomics (GA) of the USA and Tokamak Energy of the UK have joined forces to collaborate on high temperature superconducting (HTS) technology, targeting fusion energy and other industrial applications. international collaborations
Amid fanfare and high expectations, Nigeria’s outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari, commissioned the much-vaunted Dangote refinery alongside his counterparts from Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Niger, and Chad. The massive 650,000 barrels per day oil plant sits on 2,635 hectares of land...
Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has recently stated that the East-African nation exported goods worth $674.54 million in March 2023, a 93.0 percent increase over the $349.44 million shipped in February 2023.
Following more than a decade of common border closure that began in 2011, Kenya and Somalia have jointly agreed to reopen their land border in 90 days. Last July, the two countries announced their intention to reopen the border, but this never materialized.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Hydrocarbons Ministry has revealed that talks are underway with neighbouring Uganda to use the latter’s $3.5 billion 1,445-kilometer pipeline dubbed as East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). If all goes well, Uganda is expected...
Sovereign wealth funds (SWF) are often associated with well-to-do countries. But an SWF or lack thereof is not necessarily the sign of a wealthy nation. There are plenty of prosperous countries that do not have an SWF and a few not-so-prosperous ones. Top 4 largest sovereign wealth funds
A lack of charging stations and the high cost of electric vehicles are inhibiting the transition away from combustion engines. But as a major manufacturer of cars, Mexico has great potential.
Beijing finds itself in a tricky diplomatic situation with the ongoing war in Ukraine, as it tries to avoid worsening relations with the West while remaining on friendly terms with Moscow.
