A devastating incident unfolded when an Embraer aircraft tragically crashed in the Tver region, north of Moscow, en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg. According to TASS news agency, the plane carried seven passengers and three crew members. Social media flooded with videos capturing the heart-wrenching crash. Notably, the flight reportedly included Prigozhin, known for...
In a video posted on the Russian mercenary group’s telegram channel, Prigozhin says his troops are leaving Ukraine to concentrate on Africa. He had not spoken since 24 June, in the wake of his rebellion against Vladimir Putin’s regime. In a video published on 19 July on the Wagner group’s Telegram Channel, Prigozhin announced that...
Sugar prices are expected to soar due to the export restrictions imposed by several key producing nations seeking to tame rising domestic food prices. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which seriously undermined global supply chains, has been dramatically aggravated by the crisis in Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions imposed on Russia. The conflict between...
PM, Kassim Majaliwa, has directed students brought back home from Ukraine after the surge of war due to Russia’s invasion should visit the Tanzania Commission of Universities (TCU) for evaluation to be enrolled in other universities in Tanzania to proceed with their education. Prime Minister made those remarks at the Parliament in Dodoma yesterday while...
Malaysia, the second global giant palm oil producer, is keen to take advantage of an ongoing edible oil crisis in Europe to regain the market after being long shunned by buyers following human rights and environmental concerns. Zuraida Kamaruddin, Malaysia’s Minister for Plantation Industries and Commodities, said in the government’s statement, “will not want...
Boris Johnson has conceded a “realistic possibility” that Russia could win the war in Ukraine. He also acknowledged suggestions that the war could last until 2023. The Russian president will “not be able to conquer the spirit of the Ukrainian people,” Johnson added. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said there is a “realistic...
When the war ended, the country resembled a wasteland. Air raids had flattened almost all industrial structures, and infrastructure was rendered unusable and large cities bombed out. Russian-led forces occupied the east, with millions fleeing their brutality. But West Germany’s economy recovered strongly after 1945, in what would soon be coined the Wirtschaftswunder (economic miracle). Unlike Nazi...
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...
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...
