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Apr 10

South Sudan clarifies new $350 levy on goods imports

… court read. Clearing agents under Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (Kifwa … mandatory tracking system christened Electronic Cargo Tracking Note (ECTN). However, Mombasa … /consignees a...

Bangladeshi hostages aboard hijacked ship send Eid greetings to families back home

The first officer of a Bangladeshi-crewed ship hijacked off East Africa in early March conveyed Eid al-Fitr greetings on behalf of the 23 sailors who had fasted during Ramadan while being held captive by Somali pirates, his brother said Wednesday. ...

Vitesco Technologies, DHL sign deal to reduce CO2 emissions

Regensburg, Germany-based Vitesco Technologies has signed an agreement with DHL Supply Chain as lead logistics partner (LLP). "As of March 2024, the logistics flows of Vitesco Technologies’ twelve European locations will be centrally man...

Are Iranian drones turning the tide of Sudan's civil war?

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Khalid Abdelaziz, Parisa Hafezi and Aidan Lewis (Reuters) - A year into Sudan's civil war, Iranian-made armed drones have helped the army turn the tide of the conflict, halting the progress ...

Huawei Outperforms Competitors in Mobile Network and Cloud Sales in Latin America

EqualOcean has learned from Huawei's 2023 annual report that its sales in the Americas reached USD 4.89 billion, a 10.9% increase compared to 2022. This growth is primarily driven by Latin America as Huawei faces bans on operations in the United...

Nigerian startups raised $160m amid funding drought in Q1

… to the report, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt accounted … $160 million, followed by Kenya with $108 million, South … countries, with Nigeria and Kenya attracting the lion’s share … Big Deal report, the logistics...

121 startups in Nigeria, other African countries raise $466m in three months

Startups in Nigeria and other parts of Africa raised $466 million in the first quarter of 2024. Interestingly, Nigerian startup, Moove, in the mobility sector, led the pack. According to the Q1 2024 funding report released by the rese...

Haiti gang chief uses TikTok to expand control over crime-ridden capital by boasting about rape and murder to recruit more soldiers as gang violence chokes island: 'Gonna whack them all'

… said they recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with race following … is formed. Henry was in Kenya to push for the U … Haiti gang chief uses TikTok to expand control over crime-ridden capital by boasting about rape and...

Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast: Probe looks at crypto trail to identify financiers of terror attack

… on March 27 for providing logistics like cell phones, fake SIM … to Muzammil Shareef to arrange logistics for the March 1 cafe … transactions and provision of other logistics of an ISIS operative from … Ali, who was deport...

Uganda Airlines to add wet-leased A320

Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe) intends to wet-lease an A320 this month to be deployed on its route to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo, South Africa, to fill the medium-haul gap in its fleet, according to CEO Jenifer Bamuturaki. Speaking to national br...

Apr 10

South Sudan clarifies new $350 levy on goods imports

Apr 10

Bangladeshi hostages aboard hijacked ship send Eid greetings to families back home

Apr 10

Vitesco Technologies, DHL sign deal to reduce CO2 emissions

Apr 10

Are Iranian drones turning the tide of Sudan's civil war?

Apr 10

Huawei Outperforms Competitors in Mobile Network and Cloud Sales in Latin America

Apr 10

Nigerian startups raised $160m amid funding drought in Q1

Apr 10

121 startups in Nigeria, other African countries raise $466m in three months

Apr 10

Haiti gang chief uses TikTok to expand control over crime-ridden capital by boasting about rape and murder to recruit more soldiers as gang violence chokes island: 'Gonna whack them all'

Apr 09

Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast: Probe looks at crypto trail to identify financiers of terror attack

Apr 08

Uganda Airlines to add wet-leased A320