China's August trade surged, with exports rising 25 percent year-on-year and imports swelling 28.2 percent, largely driven by global demand for semiconductors and AI-related technology products. The strong trade follows China's historic 2025 surplus and comes ahead of an expected meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
8 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China's August trade surged, with exports rising 25 percent year-on-year and imports swelling 28.2 percent, largely driven by global demand for semiconductors and AI-related technology products. The strong trade follows China's historic 2025 surplus and comes ahead of an expected meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
8 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China's imports and exports surged in August, with exports spiking 25 percent year-on-year and imports swelling 28.2 percent, driven by global AI demand for semiconductors and computing hardware ahead of an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →
Canada's retaliatory tariffs of 15 percent, 25 percent and 50 percent took effect Tuesday on $27.6 billion in US imports including steel, aluminum and dairy products, in response to US President Donald Trump's earlier 50-percent tariffs on Canadian goods. The escalation also includes Trump's threat to block Bombardier Aviation sales in the United States unless the Quebec-based plane maker moves manufacturing to the US.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →
US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to hit Iran "hard" after the two countries traded strikes over the weekend—the first exchange in weeks. The incident followed six months of war in which Iran has kept the Strait of Hormuz closed and the US has maintained a counter-blockade of Iranian ports.
1 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya should prioritize soft power at its borders, citing an incident where Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister returned his Kenyan passport after allegedly being manhandled at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The piece warns that such treatment of senior visitors, investors, and refugees erodes Kenya's strategic asset of accumulated goodwill in the region.
9 August 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto told G7 leaders at a summit in France that Africa should be engaged as an equal trade partner rather than an aid recipient, and that the continent wants to help shape emerging technologies like artificial intelligence rather than only consume them.
18 June 2026 · The Standard →
G7 leaders together with Egypt, India, Kenya, and South Korea have called for a stronger coordinated international response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, reaffirming their commitment to international cooperation on development and investment finance.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →
South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile is visiting India to strengthen trade, investment and strategic cooperation between the two countries, meeting with Indian President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. The visit underscores the nations' deep historical ties and shared commitment to South-South cooperation amid global economic uncertainty.
7 June 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya and South Africa signed six Memoranda of Understanding covering trade facilitation, maritime cooperation, gender equality, TVET, arts and culture, and sports and recreation. The agreements aim to deepen bilateral trade, strengthen African integration, and reduce non-tariff barriers between the two nations.
4 June 2026 · Capital News →
India–Africa development cooperation, rooted in shared colonial history and developmental goals, has succeeded through human resource development and capacity building via programmes like the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation initiative. After a decade-long hiatus since the last India–Africa Forum Summit in 2015, the partnership requires recalibration to align with Africa's current priorities and changing global context.
17 May 2026 · The Standard →
The fourth India–Africa Forum Summit, scheduled for May 31 in New Delhi after a nine-year delay since 2015, aims to reset bilateral engagement in trade, energy and development partnerships. Africa is the largest recipient of India's overseas development assistance, with over $10 billion extended through Lines of Credit across 41 countries.
28 April 2026 · Capital News →