Faith Nyasuguta China is ramping up efforts to challenge U.S. dominance in the global financial system by expanding its cross-border yuan payment platform. In a bold move, six more financial institutions from Africa, the Gulf, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia have officially joined the Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS), reinforcing China’s strategy to internationalize its […]
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Faith Nyasuguta President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has officially assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), taking over from Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The leadership transition was formalized during the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Summit held in Abuja, Nigeria. President Bio now leads the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Iran has issued a sharp and furious warning to the United States after three of its nuclear facilities were bombed in US airstrikes. Speaking at an emergency Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi(pictured) declared that America would be “solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences” […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a swift and strategic response to the European Union’s recent ban on Tanzanian-registered aircraft, the government of Tanzania has opened its airspace to more international airlines. This temporary move aims to safeguard the country’s vital tourism, trade, and business sectors from being severely disrupted. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) confirmed the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta South African opposition leader Julius Malema has been barred from entering the United Kingdom, sparking political backlash and a heated debate over race, free speech, and foreign policy. The UK Home Office announced that Malema, founder and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), was considered “non-conducive to the public good,” adding that […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a landmark diplomatic breakthrough, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are set to sign a long-awaited peace agreement on June 27 in Washington, D.C. The announcement, made in a joint press release with the U.S. State Department, marks the most significant attempt in years to end the brutal conflict that […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Africa’s aviation sector is soaring to new heights, and the latest Skytrax World Airline Awards -the aviation industry’s equivalent of the Oscars – has spotlighted the continent’s top performers, based on a global passenger satisfaction survey held from September 2024 to May 2025. At the summit stands Ethiopian Airlines, which has retained its […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In the corridors of power in Dar es Salaam, the mood has shifted from cautious optimism to strategic urgency. Tanzania, once a reluctant observer, now finds itself energetically pursuing high-stakes diplomacy with the United States to ward off the looming threat of travel restrictions under President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies. The alarm […]
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Faith Nyasuguta South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation and one of Africa’s poorest, is now facing a staggering $1 billion legal battle in a U.S. federal court. At the heart of the dispute is a wartime loan from Qatar National Bank (QNB) that South Sudan failed to repay. What began as a $700 million financial […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a bold assertion of economic independence, Mali has moved to take control of one of its largest gold assets, the Loulo-Gounkoto complex, currently operated by Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold. A Malian court recently ordered the mine placed under provisional state administration for six months, deepening tensions between the military-led transitional government […]
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