Tag: Ukraine
Why quick fixes won’t help end Russia war-induced food crisis in Africa
Ongoing crisis left countries with little to show for many years of pledged investment in the agriculture transformation to boost local supply of key food items and agriculture commodities.
France courts African govts to speak up against Russia
At least 28 out of 54 African countries voted for the resolution of UN general assembly condemning Russia’s aggression, while several others abstained.
Rwanda moves to tame inflation, ups budget by $98.2 million
According to the treasury, impact of inflation on food prices will require mitigating policies to reduce the impact on affected households especially the poor, while the general increase in prices is also exerting pressure on budget expenditures.
Prices at the pump soar, yet again
This is yet another rise after petrol and diesel prices had increased for the fourth consecutive time to Rwf1,359 and Rwf1,368 respectively on April 4.
Treasury targets officials' travels, workshops in spending cuts
Details seen by RwandaPost show government seeks to cut “unnecessary or non-essential/ non-efficient" spending by institutions, such as those related to official travel, physical meetings, workshops and conferences by increasing reliance on remote working practices/tools and use of institutions’ facilities.
