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The Unfinished Business of Nation Building in Ethiopia and the Conflicted Roles of Its Intellectuals and Scholars
Aklog Birara (Dr) February 4. 2022 “In broadening the debate about a country’s trajectory beyond the usual group of elite decision makers, national dialogues offer the potential for meaningful conversation about the underlying drivers of conflict...

Agriculture's Share in Economy, Largest in Europe
Albania is facing a paradox, where food prices for the first time in history exceeded the European Union average, but meanwhile, the country has the highest share of agriculture in its economy compared to all countries in Europe. The latest...

Kurti is letting Kosovo down at a political price he’d rather not pay
Four months after its parliamentary election, Kosovo remains stuck in a political deadlock. Prime Minister Kurti and opposition leaders prioritize ego over compromise, leaving the country without a functioning government, paralyzing the economy,...

Bilateral partnership: Kosovo and Luxembourg pledge closer ties with new funding pact
Kosovo and Luxembourg have agreed to bolster bilateral ties through a new €50 million cooperation package, signed during Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi’s working visit to Luxembourg on Monday. On Monday, Kosovo's Deputy Prime Minister,...

US close to finalising trade deal with India, says Trump
US President Donald Trump said the country is close to finalising a trade deal with India, as his administration sends out tariff letters to other nations. India, spared from this round, has three more weeks to conclude an interim agreement...
South32 to sell Cerro Matoso for up to R1. 78bn amid structural nickel market changes
South32 plans to sell Cerro Matoso in Colombia to a subsidiary of the global mining, industrial, and financial group, CoreX Holding, for up to $100 million (R1.78 billion) but will take a $130m impairment. The global mining and metals company said...

Kosovo reports livestock disease outbreak
PRISTINA, July 3 — Kosovo’s Food and Veterinary Agency (FVA) has confirmed an outbreak of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious viral disease affecting sheep and goats, in the village of Landovicë near Prizren. Veterinary teams...

US close to making trade deal with India: Trump
New York/Washington: The US is close to making a trade deal with India, President Donald Trump has said. “Now, we’ve made a deal with the United Kingdom, we’ve made a deal with China….We’re close to making a deal with India. Others we met with and...

‘US close to making trade pact with India’, says Trump as he slaps tariff on 14 nations
After announcing steep tariffs on at least 14 countries, US President Donald Trump on Monday (July 7) said America is close to making a trade deal with India. He also said that the US is going to send a letter to countries where tariff talks fell...

International passenger traffic growth keeps market resilient
Passenger traffic remains resilient in May, but airport performance continues to be hampered by aircraft shortages and maintenance issues affecting airlines, ATM disruptions and aviation taxes. ACI Europe has released its air traffic report for...

Donald Trump Says ‘India-US Close to Making Trade Deal’ Amid Tariff Warnings to Other Nations
New York/Washington, July 8: The US is close to making a trade deal with India, President Donald Trump has said. “Now, we've made a deal with the United Kingdom, we've made a deal with China….We're close to making a deal with India. Others we met...
Kosovo Force to Transform into Deterrent Presence
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.04.2010 Courtesy Story Kosovo Force will transition from about 14,000 to 10,000 NATO forces by Jan. 31, due to improvements in security, said the commander of Multinational Task Force - East. Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann...

World Bank Appoints New Country Manager for Kosovo and North Macedonia
WASHINGTON, USA – July, 07th 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The World Bank has appointed Carole Megevand as its the new Country Manager for Kosovo and North Macedonia, effective July 1, 2025. In her new role, Megevand will lead the World...

Fires rage on in North Macedonia, flames move toward border with Kosovo
North Macedonia is facing multiple active wildfires, fueled by extremely high temperatures that have surpassed 36 degrees Celsius in recent days. Dry conditions, strong winds, and mountainous terrain are complicating firefighting efforts, while...

Judicial Watch: Federal Court Hearing Set in Lawsuit for Joe Biden’s Family Business Records
Press Releases | July 07, 2025 (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that a hearing was set by U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan for July 8 at 10 a.m. ET in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. National...

How Sweden became a progressive powerhouse of women’s football | Tom Garry
For a nation with a population of 10 million, with a men’s national side that failed to quality for three of the past four World Cups, Sweden have a track record in women’s football that belongs to a sporting superpower. Sweden finished third at...

Alleged leader of Kosovar terrorist group indicted in Switzerland
Alleged leader of Kosovar terrorist organisation indicted Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close...

Xhelal Sveçla: Bomb Threat at Kosovo Assembly a Hybrid Attack from Serbia
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla, announced that on July 5, 2025, the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo was the target of a bomb threat, which security institutions have classified as a hybrid attack originating from...

Kosovo sees mass emigration amid fading prospects
Kosovo is seeing a sharp rise in emigration as citizens leave in search of better socio-economic conditions and stability. Official data show that between 2020 and 2024, over 151,700 people departed for more developed countries. In 2024 alone,...

Kosovo’s Capital Plans Museum Highlighting Long Struggle for Peace
Mayor says new museum will strike a different note – by accenting efforts to achieve peace and freedom rather than focusing solely on wartime atrocities. From Balkan Insight (BIRN). With a Genocide Museum already proposed for Pristina and...