Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian Plans are underway for a groundbreaking project to connect Africa and Asia with what could become the world’s largest suspension bridge. Estimated to cost £100 billion, the proposed “Bridge of Horns” would stretch an astonishing 20 miles across the Red Sea, linking Djibouti in East Africa to Yemen in the Middle East. Engineering Marvel…
Africa Surpasses Asia and Europe as Preferred Trade Market By Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian Africa’s intra-continental trade is gaining momentum, driven by easier cross-border transactions, improved quality of locally made goods, and more competitive pricing compared to markets in Asia, the US, and Europe. According to the latest Africa Trade Barometer, African businesses are increasingly opting to…
The ambitious ‘Project Cheetah’ suffered yet another jolt as one more big cat translocated from South Africa was reported dead at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) on Wednesday. The ambitious ‘Project Cheetah’ suffered yet another jolt as one more big cat translocated from South Africa was reported dead at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) on Wednesday. The…
The Bilateral Air Services Agreement aims to expand air transport links between the two nations and boost tourism and trade. Dar es Salaam. Tanzania and Russia have made three improvements on the current Bilateral Air Services Agreement (Basa) to expand the air transport network and boost tourism and trade between the two nations, the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA)…
Russian influence in Africa has deep historical roots, from supporting an attempted coup in Ghana to spreading fake political news in Algeria and training African fighters in Crimea. FRANCE 24 looks back on four little-known Soviet operations aimed at furthering Russian interests in Africa during the Cold War The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 reignited an old…
When the BRICS summit gets under way in South Africa next month, much of the international attention will be on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin, with an International Criminal Court warrant out for his arrest, will attend. But for many African countries, the summit is an opportunity for something much bigger. Various African countries, including Egypt, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Algeria,…
Eight cheetahs have died this year at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park. Experts believe the big cats seem to have contracted diseases brought on by satellite collars, which are used to track their activity and health One more male cheetah passed away on Friday at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh, bringing the total number of feline fatalities…
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister began a tour of African countries this week, stepping up wartime Kyiv’s diplomatic push to challenge Russian influence in the “Global South” and cement the vision laid out by Ukraine as the only path to peace. Top diplomat Dmytro Kuleba said his main priority was to get African countries to…
The Executive Directors of the World Bank today selected Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning June 2, 2023. Ajay Banga most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, a global organization with nearly 24,000 employees. Under his leadership, MasterCard launched the Center for…
Summary Banga, the first World Bank president from South Asia, takes over on June 2 from outgoing president David Malpass, who is stepping down early from a presidency clouded by questions over his climate stance. Washington. Ajay Banga, confirmed Wednesday as the World Bank’s next president, is an Indian-born American executive who has been hailed by media in his…
A cheetah brought from South Africa to India has died, wildlife officials said, the second such death within a month in a country where the big spotted cat was declared extinct seven decades ago. So far, 12 cheetahs from South Africa and eight from Namibia have been brought to India after its top court ruled in 2020 that the…
India is set to become the world’s most populous country on April 14 (today), a title China has held for decades. Faced with a large – and growing ¬– population of more than 1.4 billion, India’s family planning service is under pressure to maintain a decreasing fertility rate. A UN forecast predicts that on April 14, 2023, the Indian…
Summary India is one of Tanzania’s biggest trading partners, with data from the Indian High Commission in Dar es Salaam putting the value of trade between the countries at $4.5 billion (about Sh10.4 trillion) during the year ending March 2022 Dar es Salaam. Tanzania and India have agreed on an arrangement that will no longer make the US dollar…
Marking the occasion of World Diabetes Day, The Evercare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Evercare Group, has announced a week-long program of free diabetes testing and health education across Evercare facilities in Africa and South Asia. The Evercare Foundation aims to provide equitable health for all and the development of more resilient health systems across low and middle-income…
So, Rishi Sunak is now the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Sunak is the first person of Asian origin to become the PM of that great country. After the end of the Second World War, Winston Churchill, the great Prime Minister of Britain, was very reluctant to receive Mohandas Gandhi at 10…