THE slight drop in Africa's trade deficit with China does not show a change in what Africa is exporting. That is mainly because prices for raw materials like gold, copper, and coffee have gone up.

China continued to strike economic deals with African countries, particularly in infrastructure, sustainable development, and ...

Postal workers in Belgium strike over restructuring with fewer workers doing more work; protests break out in Aden, Yemen against humanitarian crisis due to imperialist-stoked civil war; around 100 wo ...

Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence and ...

Washington’s focus on development assistance and democracy promotion has failed. Relationships based on commercial engagement ...

When Leopold II, King of Belgium, set about creating his own colony in the Congo, he used elephants - and barbaric cruelty - to clear the impenetrable jungle ...

What happens when a continent is torn apart by a hundred years of war, while another flourishes with trade, innovation, and ...

In a historic milestone for East African logistics, East Africa Marine Transport (EAMT) has launched M.V. MPUNGU, Lake ...

East Africa Marine Transport (EAMT) has commissioned Lake Victoria’s first scheduled roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) freight vessel, ...

Uganda’s exports to DR Congo have been growing over the years, rising to about $433.2m (nearly Shs2 trillion) between ...

The LAPSSET Corridor project aims to boost East Africa's economy, facilitate trades, enhance regional connectivity, and ...