MAY 10 – US President Donald Trump has proposed cutting tariffs on goods from China, in his latest comment to signal interest in de-escalating the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. “80% Tariff on China seems right,” Trump wrote on social media on Friday, ahead of trade talks between the two countries in…
MAY 10 – Mexico is suing Google for ignoring repeated requests not to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on Google Maps for US users, President Claudia Sheinbaum says. She did not say where the lawsuit had been filed. Google did not respond to the BBC’s request for comment. On Thursday, the…
MAY 9 – The US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a set number of British cars and allow some steel and aluminium into the country tariff-free, as part of a new agreement between the US and UK. The announcement offers relief for key UK industries from some of the new tariffs President Donald…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 8 – The government is considering amendments to the Cyber Crime Act in a bid to combat the growing spread of misinformation online, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has said. Addressing concerns over the influence of digital platforms on public opinion, Mwaura stressed the need for stronger regulatory frameworks to maintain order in…
“The production of the Sangomar field continues to show strong performance with four shipments (SAN027, SAN028, SAN029, and SAN030), totaling 3.8 million barrels, which have been lifted and sold on the international market,” the ministry said in a statement. Output forecasts for this oil and gas field remain unchanged for 2025 at approximately 30.53 million…
ISLAMABAD, May 5 (Xinhua) — The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Monday a cut in the policy rate by 100 basis points to 11 percent with effect from May 6, citing easing inflation and improved economic indicators, said a statement. In its statement, the central bank said headline inflation dropped to 0.3 percent…
Kenya’s fiscal structure has undergone a dramatic shift in recent decades, with public debt interest payments rising at an unprecedented pace. Between July 2023 and June 2024, Kenya spent KSh 840.73 billion on servicing public debt, setting a new record. In the first six months of current 2024/25 financial year, which begun in July 2024,…
MAY 3 – A statement by Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Security, Kipchumba Murkomen, has reignited a long-standing question that has haunted Baringo and other parts of Kenya for decades: Who is funding, fuelling, and sustaining the unrelenting cycle of banditry? The question resurfaced, sharpened by bitter irony, after a deadly attack occurred during…
President William Ruto will not assent to the Conflict of Interest Bill passed by Parliament after expressing concerns that it fails to sufficiently regulate the reception of gifts by public officials and their families, a gap he argues could be exploited to mask corruption. In a memorandum to lawmakers, President Ruto recommended amendments to require…
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