Funds for vital health programs around the world remain frozen and their work has not been able to resume, despite a federal judge’s order that temporarily halted the Trump administration’s dismantling of the government’s main foreign aid agency. Interviews with people working on health initiatives in Africa and Asia found that parents in Kenya whose…
Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. The New York Times A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Ethiopia on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:28 p.m. East…
China’s investment in Djibouti is finally beginning to pay off, but the Red Sea crisis has brought mixed feelings about the business outlook among some Chinese executives based in the tiny Horn of Africa nation. Djibouti has been a major East African investment destination for Chinese companies under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, with their…
A man from Nigeria has been detained at the Hong Kong International Airport on suspicion of carrying more than HK$500,000 (US$64,250) worth of cocaine concealed in his body. Customs officers said on Sunday that they became suspicious of the 54-year-old man during clearance after he arrived from Lagos, Nigeria, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday….
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As the price of fuel soared in Ethiopia earlier this year, Awgachew Seleshi decided to buy an electric car. That aligned with the government’s new efforts to phase out gas-powered vehicles. But months later, he’s questioning whether it was the right decision. He faces a range of issues, from the…
Brazil recently decided against joining China’s multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This marks a major setback to China’s BRI after India’s refusal to endorse the mega project. With this development, Lula da Silva-headed country becomes the second country after India in the BRICS bloc to deny support. According to special presidential adviser for international…
The annual summit of the Brics group of nations welcomed five new full members last week, doubling membership to 10. It underlined the growing challenge to the Western-led world order from emerging nations, with 13 more invited to become “partner countries”, and Russian President Vladimir Putin revealing that more than 30 others had expressed an…