Ethiopian, Kenyan leaders launch cross-border infrastructure projects to boost trade
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Ethiopian, Kenyan leaders launch cross-border infrastructure projects to boost trade

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed opened a cross-border highway and a one-stop border post (OSBP) that will boost trade ties between both Eastern African countries. For Abiy, the event provided a respite as he shifted focus away from the war against the country’s Tigray community, which the United Nations has…

South Africa’s auditor general recovers $228 million of fraudulent jobless claims
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South Africa’s auditor general recovers $228 million of fraudulent jobless claims

South Africa’s auditor general has announced recovery of nearly $228 million of irregularly paid COVID-19 jobless claims in an ongoing investigation into corruption linked to relief funds. Earlier in the year, a special jobless grant administered by the government’s Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) called TERS payments was introduced to provide between 38% and 60% of…