Faith Nyasuguta A startling new study has uncovered a hidden threat for cancer patients across parts of Africa: nearly one in six cancer drugs tested in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Cameroon were found to be either substandard or outright counterfeit. Published in The Lancet Global Health, the study sampled over 250 cancer medications from hospitals […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Russia has thrown its full support behind South Africa’s G20 presidency, describing Pretoria’s leadership as a crucial moment for amplifying the priorities of the Global South within one of the world’s most influential economic blocs. Speaking during the recent G20 Sherpas meeting in Sun City, Russia’s G20 representative, Svetlana Lukash, praised South Africa […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Algeria is taking decisive steps to strengthen its energy partnership with the United States, aligning economic strategy with growing diplomatic stakes as tensions over the Western Sahara dispute escalate. The North African nation is positioning itself as a key energy partner while using economic diplomacy to reinforce its regional influence. On June 24, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a major legal development, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has ruled that it has full authority to hear a case filed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) against Rwanda. This ruling, delivered on June 26, 2025, rejected Rwanda’s arguments that the court lacked jurisdiction and dismissed all preliminary […]
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Faith Nyasuguta South Sudanese basketball sensation Khaman Maluach has made history by being selected 10th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft held Wednesday night in Brooklyn, New York. At just 18, Maluach’s rise from humble beginnings to a top-10 pick shows how far African basketball talent has come in recent years. The Houston Rockets selected […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Sierra Leone, better known for its diamonds and turbulent civil war past, is now determined to transform its fortunes by tapping into oil and gas reserves, hoping to join the ranks of West Africa’s energy producers. The small coastal nation is betting big on petroleum exploration as it seeks to attract fresh foreign […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Africa remains at the centre of the world’s deepest electricity access crisis, with Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) once again topping the grim list of countries with the largest number of people living without power. According to the latest Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 from the World […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a 33-year-old Ugandan-born lawmaker and community organizer, is poised to become the next mayor of New York City after securing a surprise lead in the Democratic primary – one of the most high-profile races in U.S. urban politics this year. In a remarkable upset, Mamdani defeated former New York Governor […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A dramatic legal showdown unfolded on Wednesday, June 25, when the Pretoria High Court in South Africa ordered an immediate halt to the burial of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, even as mourners, including his widow, gathered at a Johannesburg church for a service. This extraordinary injunction marked a new escalation in the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has publicly weighed in on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, becoming one of the first African leaders to speak out on the crisis. In a five-page letter released on Tuesday, June 24, Museveni laid blame on multiple actors-including Iran, Israel, Western powers, and foreign interventionists – for […]
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