Faith Nyasuguta According to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, inflation is currently higher than projected. It has gone beyond food and energy prices, pushing major central banks into announcing further monetary tightening. Currently, shooting food and energy prices are hitting many African countries particularly hard, and they could need more grants and highly concessional financing. […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Senegalese superstar Sadio Mane heads a list of 10 nominees for the African Footballer of the Year award, to be handed out later this month for the first time in three years. The players in the final 10 are; Sadio Mane, Achraf Hakimi, Naby Keita, Karl Toko Ekambi, , Riyad Mahrez, Mohamed Salah, Edouard […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Africa’s fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, is on a mission to put Kenya on the sprinting map. The 100-meter sprinter is targeting a 9.6-second time. But he is facing a race against time to obtain a US visa to enable him to get to Oregon for the 100m heats on Friday. The Championship is set to start on Friday, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Hosts Morocco and Zambia secured their first ever World Cup tickets after progressing to the semi-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with victories over Botswana and Senegal respectively on Wednesday. Morocco’s victory in Rabat gave them their first-ever semi-finals in WAFCON history after overcoming an exciting Botswana side 2-1. Playmaker Fatima Tagnaout was the […]
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Lisa Mugo South African TV mogul, Khany Mbau, is set to be the very first African female to be roasted on Comedy Central. Khanyi will be roasted by various panelists from TBO Touch, Youngsta CPT, Celeste Ntuli who Khanyi describes as ‘brutal’ but nice, Selby Mkhize and Delvi Sankaree who Khanyi exclaimed asking if she is still alive. “We’re excited to bring the laughs to Mzansi with our […]
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Lisa Mugo One third of the rap group Migos, Quavo Huncho has reflected on the famous elevator altercation that took place between him and his ex-girlfriend Saweetie. Speaking to GQ, Quavo revealed that he is not violent towards women and that he does not support or condone such behaviour. “Never once in a million years want to do any […]
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Renson Mwakandana DRC officially became the 7th member state of the East African Community with President Felix Tshisekedi calling for a lasting solution to the conflict ravaging the eastern part of the country. President Tshisekedi signed the Deed of Accession with EAC Heads of State Summit Chair President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House Nairobi, as […]
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Renson Mwakandana The Ethiopian government has signed a preliminary agreement to allow the UN to start restoration efforts in war-torn Tigray until parties negotiate a long-term peace accord. The World Bank, which announced the grant earlier in April, may now start restoring some essential social services thanks to the agreement with the UN Office for […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt for suspects said to have stolen a boxing belt donated to Nelson Mandela by US champion Sugar Ray Leonard. The world champion belt, valued at about $3,000, had been on display at the Mandela House museum in Soweto. According to police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Sello, […]
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Avellon Williams Besides lopping off his nose and several fingers, he has hinted that he will soon slice his manhood in two to look other-worldly. The man has spent decades and thousands of dollars turning himself into a ‘black alien’. In addition to tattooing his entire body black, Anthony Loffredo cut off his tongue surgically, […]
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