Somalia joins East Africa Community
EAC sends team to Somalia to assess bid to join blocSomalia had to meet specific conditions, such as respect for universal principles of good governance, democracy, the rule of law, accountability, transparency, and social justice as established in the EAC Treaty, as well as recognise, promote, and protect rights by the provisions of the African
Mpox cases in DR Congo
A spike in infections last year in Europe and the United States, outside the disease’s endemic areas, prompted the WHO to declare a public health emergency of international concern, the highest alarm it can sound, in July 2022. It ended the alert in May this year but advised populations to remain vigilant. It has been
Taiwan’s presidential election
The island-state is a small country caught between two superpowers, It must therefore find a “safe balancing point” between them. The presidential election, which uses a direct, first-past-the-post system, has the potential to redefine Taiwanese relations with China at a fraught time. In the face of rising Chinese aggression, both opposition parties would adopt a
aviation boom in India
In Jewar, 75km from Delhi, a second airport for the capital is also mushrooming. Officials envisage 15 dual-airport cities by 2040. There is talk of a possible third airport for Mumbai. The country’s entire aviation industry is growing at an astonishing clip. Four new airports and four new terminals have opened in the past 12
America-China friendship
For two years Sino-American relations were dangerously dysfunctional. To protest, successively, against a visit to Taiwan by the then-speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and America’s shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon, China suspended high-level contacts for months. Both governments now accept that they are doomed to manage differences responsibly, as the
The progress on climate change
As the world gathers in Dubai for the 28th cop, the assessment of the first part of that stocktake is in some ways surprisingly positive. At the time of the Paris cop, the global warming expected by 2100 if policies did not change was more than 3°C above pre-industrial levels. If policies in place today
The released Israel hostages
The deal—for Hamas to free 50 Israeli hostages in exchange for the four-day truce and the release of 150 Palestinians in Israeli prisons was struck after weeks of negotiations through Qatari, Egyptian and American mediation. It came amid mounting domestic pressure in Israel to bring the hostages home and growing international outrage over the destruction
SoftServe opens headquarters in Romania
Among the largest technology companies in Eastern Europe, Ukrainian provider of software and consulting services SoftServe inaugurated the first headquarters in Romania, in Bucharest, and will conclude 2023 with an increase of over 200% in the number of employees locally. Additionally, SoftServe Romania has decided to make workspaces available to employees in Cluj in a
Renewe attacks on Avdiivka
Russian forces are again attacking the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka in Donetsk. Attacks are focusing on the war-torn town’s industrial center. Meanwhile, Russia said 16 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the occupied Crimean peninsula as well as the Volgograd region of Russia. Ukraine’s deputy prime minister warned Friday that European countries are displaying
Broadcom to buy VMware
VMware – also an American company with headquarters in Palo Alto, California develops virtualisation software which allows a user to run a virtual computer on a physical computer to increase the efficiency of the computer system. Computer chipmaker Broadcom has completed its $69bn (£55bn) acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware, wrapping up one of the