The humanitarian community in Zimbabwe, taking a cautiously optimistic approach, has appealed for US$378 million dollars to buy food and medicines, and bolster health, education, sanitation and access to safe water in 2010 - half the amount requested in 2009.
Some 4.8 million Ethiopians will require emergency food and related aid costing $270 million for the first six months of 2010 in a country already plagued by prolonged drought and crop failure, according to United Nations estimates released today.
President Paul Kagame yesterday called upon African countries to commit more funds to the agricultural sector if the continent is to address the problem of food security and transform one of the major engines for growth and prosperity.
Being the custodian of the Ethiopian state must be an undertaking that shows no gratitude in return. In many ways, it puts those at the helm of power in a position of "Damned if you do; damned if you do not."
Agriculture, though has remained one of the priority areas of the development strategies of successive governments, is yet to make an impact in the overall national economic growth efforts.
At least 35 persons from government ministries and agencies and the business community have gathered for a five-day trade negotiation capacity building seminar in Monrovia.
The World Bank is expected to respond over the next two weeks to the tender evaluation of the Ministry of Education (MoE) for the publication of Civics and Ethics textbooks and teachers' guides for grades nine through 12.
ZIMBABWE has been recording huge monthly trade deficits with China since the beginning of the year in yet another blow to Zanu PF's populist "Look East Policy", latest data from the government statistical agency has revealed. The only time Zimbabwe recorded a trade surplus was in February when exports of US$28.8 million were more than imports of US$6 032 612, according to data from the Central ...
Olympic Athlete Zersenay Tadesse has donated 300,000 Nakfa to the Martyrs Trust Fund. He told ERINA that gives him deep satisfaction to extend assistance to the families of fallen heroes.
A lobby group has urged the government to suspend Kenya's public debt repayments until a new constitution is in place.
The Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) Juma Mwapachu has said that the establishment of a free trade bloc will by May next year be pronounced by Heads of State of the tripartite regional framework.
THE United Kingdom this year extended about US$100 million in development aid to Zimbabwe and has pledged more funding following the formation of the inclusive Government.
Health watchers Association, a Danish charitable organization based in Denmark on Saturday 5th December 2009 has shared sponsorship items and cash valued at D797, 500 to 310 students at a presentation ceremony held at Sifoe Lower Basic School ground.
THOSE who craved but failed to meet the larger-than-life character of Mother Teresa and witness some of her great charity work can find solace in experiencing something parallel to the legendary mother's benevolence in what is happening in the Mutoko South constituency.
THE streamlining of Government agents operating at the country's border posts that was spelt out in the 2010 budget statement has been viewed as a step in the right direction towards regional integration through the establishment of one-stop border posts in the region.
INVESTMENT company PSG Group has been forced to make a mandatory offer to Capitec shareholders after realising that one of its directors also held shares in the JSE's smallest bank during an offer to shareholders made more than two years ago.
RICHARDS Bay Coal Terminal , the world's largest single coal-export terminal, is expected to today announce that it has again missed the deadline for the completion date of its multibillion-rand expansion plan.
THIS column almost didn't happen. On Sunday evening a violent storm wrecked power lines and at midday yesterday my ADSL line was still on the blink. This is not the first time this has happened, but I do note that it takes Eskom much longer to restore power than it used to do. Its call centre used to be a fount of facts -- now it's nearly dry and the driblets of information are few and offer ...
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has ordered a probe into whether the government's investment in big science projects is taking a disproportionate share of her department's budget.
BUSINESSMAN Isaac Shongwe yesterday hit back at the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union , saying the union's case against him was devoid of substance and there was no risk to money in the account of the union's investment arm, Ceppwawu Investments.
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), an organisation charged with promotion of Hong Kong's external trade has earmarked $10.3million (about Shs19billion) to facilitate African countries, willing to participate in a grand trade fair in Hong Kong early next year.
UNITED Nations agencies in Uganda have revised their development assistance framework to realign their programmes to the national priorities.
The Government and the humanitarian community have launched an appeal for $197m (about sh394.5b) to address the most urgent humanitarian needs in Uganda next year.
One of the most important events that is likely to shape things around this region for the better is the recent signing of the Common Market protocol for the East African Community in Arusha, Tanzania, by all East African heads of state.
Former Minister of Petroleum, Chief Don Etiebet, yesterday revealed that as minister of petroleum he could not have knowledge of how much the nation earned from the sale of petroleum products.
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