Ubungo MP and the former Minister of Industries and Trade, Prof. Kitila Mkumbo, called for an immediate intervention by the government on a rampant surge of commodities that hugely inflict the citizens. Speaking at the parliament today, April 8, 2022, Prof Mkumbo hailed the government’s explanation on the surge in oil prices, subsequently calling for...
Since the United States and Europe hit Russia with a fusillade of sanctions that cut off Russian banks from the international financial system, Russia has been pondering on the available way possible to retain its strength. The EU is currently designing another pact of sanctions, particularly on Russian gas and oil. However, banning Russian oil and gas...
It has been a month since Russia was heavily sanctioned following its aggressive invasion of Ukraine. Sanctions led to a sharp fall of ruble, but since Russia declared to sell its oil using the ruble, Russia’s currency has bounced back up against the dollar to the levels last seen before the invasion of Ukraine. The...
The US Department of Energy (DOE) said it had issued approvals for additional exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from two major facilities on the US Gulf Coast. The decision aims to help Europe deal with the energy crunch, which the Russia-Ukraine conflict has worsened. According to the DOE, around 720 million cubic feet of...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on tour in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arabs Emirates, where he has been meeting the crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. In an interview, Boris said there was no prospect of Ukraine joining NATO anytime soon. “I talked to Volodymyr [Zelenskiy] again yesterday. And you know, of course,...
After an attempt was made to sell The Premier League football club, Chelsea, The United Kingdom has moved to stop Chelsea’s Russian owner, Roman Abramovich, from making more money from the deal. The owner of Chelsea, Abramovich’s assets, including the club ranking the third position in the Premier League, have been frozen. What does the...
Summary: Tanzania’s decision to abstain the UN resolution of Ukraine sparked controversy across social media posing questions like Tanzania took that stance despite its traditional branding of being the advocate of peace and harmony? On March 2, 2022, United Nations General Assembly held an emergency session to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The session purposely...
Through diplomatic channels, the Tanzanian embassies in Sweden and Russia have reached an agreement with Russia to allow Tanzanian students at Sumy State University to return to Tanzania via the Russian border. The process of deporting the students from Ukraine to the Russian border will be coordinated by the Russian government and then handed over...
It seems that the Ukrainian President’s statement that whoever wants to join forces to fight Russian invades has attained an enormous response from across the world. A pro-democracy campaign in Thailand that emerged in 2020 has responded to the Ukrainian President’s call by registering at the Ukraine embassy for any possible recruiting. Chanaphong, 28, said...
Russia’s defence ministry is warning residents in Kyiv to leave their homes as it plans to strike targets in the Ukrainian capital, Russian state news agency tass is reporting. In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the defence ministry said that Russian forces were preparing to launch “high-precision strikes” against the “Security Service of Ukraine...