GM foods: The battle for Africa
Can genetically modified foods help to boost agricultural productivity and bring food security to Africa? A combination of climate change, population growth and
Category : Economics
Qatar’s cost of living declines 0.84% year-on-year in October
Santhosh V. Perumal *The country also witnessed a 0.83% decline in inflation on monthly basis, shows figures released by the Planning and Statistics Authority Qatar’s
Somalia Eyes Infrastructure Boost if International Creditors Erase $5 Billion Debt
Somalia will embark on a journey to reduce poverty and establish its infrastructure if global lenders write off its debt. The country plans to build
Kenya’s exports to Somalia hit 10-year low
Kenya’s earnings from exports to Somalia have fallen to a decade low, provisional statistics show, on the back of reduced production and diplomatic tensions arising
3 share Nobel Prize in economics for ‘experimental approach’ to solving poverty by Jeff Stein
The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded Monday to three researchers — including the youngest-ever recipient — whose approach to alleviating global poverty has been
Kenya’s Safaricom seeks to acquire stake in Ethiopia telco
Kenya telco Safaricom is considering buying a stake in Ethiopia’s State-owned Ethio Telecom, which has announced the sale of shares through a privatisation plan. Michael
Infiltrating Data Centres In The Horn Of Africa (Abigail Opiah)
(Anthony Voscarides, CEO of Djibouti Data Center) A wise person once said, ‘With great risk often comes great reward’. It has been said that this
Somali army ready to assume responsibility of security after AMISOM exit
Two years ago, when the Operational Readiness Assessment was conducted, it was found that the Somali National Army (SNA) was ill-prepared to handle the
REALITY CHECK: WILL A ONE MAN ONE VOTE CAMPAIGN PAY OFF?
As Somalia is preparing for the “one person, one vote” elections in 2020, the reality is that the country has a long way