Faith Nyasuguta A Tunisian court has frozen the bank accounts of several key opponents to President Kais Saied, including Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party. This week, the Tunisian Financial Analysis Committee issued a statement informing banks they must “immediately implement the ruling from the investigating judge of the anti-terrorism pole”. The statement […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Zimbabwe’s central bank has said it will start issuing gold coins as legal tender in late July. This comes as the nation battles to control the rising inflation that has considerably weakened the local currency. The gold coin is dubbed ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya‘, after Victoria Falls, and can be converted into cash according to the […]
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Lisa Mugo Robyn Rihanna Fenty, is America’s youngest self-made billionaire coming in at 21 on the Forbes annual list of Self-made women. The 34-year-old has made it to the Forbes list for a third year in a row with her wealth sitting at $1.4 billion. The beauty mogul’s wealth stems from her cosmetics line Fenty Beauty and Fenty […]
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Renson Mwakandana Tanzania has begun testing its first Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) electric train between Dar es Salaam and Morogoro. Tanzania’s SGR reached a top speed of 160Km/h, while Kenya’s SGR utilizes diesel and can only reach 120Km/h. Once operational, the new SGR train is projected to be able to move at a speed of […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has decided to investigate the astonishing results of two second-tier games held on Sunday and annulled both the outcomes due to possible match manipulation. The two games witnessed Kenema-based Kahunla Rangers and Gulf FC of Kono defeating their opponents with inconceivable margins. Kahunla crushed Lumbebu United 95-0, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Paris Saint-Germain have sacked manager Mauricio Pochettino despite the former Tottenham Hotspur boss leading the team to the Ligue 1 title with the French club. Pochettino took over at PSG in January 2021, replacing Thomas Tuchel – who departed to join Chelsea that same month. It was hoped that the Argentine would mould […]
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Renson Mwakandana The Uganda Cabinet has recognized Kiswahili as an official language and instructed that it be made a compulsory subject in primary and secondary schools. To oversee the adoption of Kiswahili as the second national (official) language, the government established the Uganda National Kiswahili Council in 2019. As a courtesy to the East African […]
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Renson Mwakandana On Friday last week, Kenya 🇰🇪 turned over four Chinese nationals 🇨🇳 sought for murder in Addis Ababa to the National Interpol team of the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP). The four were Huang Zhipeng, Liv Jie, Wang Ming, and Chao Fu Xiuzaong. According to The ADDIS STANDARD, the group is accused of killing […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Sudan’s top general has announced that the military troops would step away from the government in a bid to resolve the political crisis. Via a televised speech broadcast on Monday, coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said the army would make way for a civilian government. “I call on the various components of the […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been lifted after its military authorities suggested a 24-month transition to democracy and issued a new electoral legislation. According to reports, the EU slapped harsh sanctions on Mali in January when the military administration indicated it […]
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