Maina wa Njuguna The notorious Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is alleged to have struck a mosque with a drone this past Friday killing at least 70 people in the most western city of Sudan, El-Fasher. They continue to advance as Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) retreats. UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country Denise Brown was “gravely […]
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Lisa Mugo After a 7-year hiatus, Cardi B officially made her comeback with her second studio album: ‘Am I The Drama?’, a 23-song album that dives into her messy marriage, vulnerability and hip hop beef. The album, which was dropped on Friday, September 19th, features various artists including Cash Cobain, Selena Gomez, Kehlani, Lizzo, Lourdiz, […]
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Maina wa Njuguna LEDE: US President Trump signed an executive order increasing the H-1B visa program fee to $100,000 for high-skilled workers to enter the country. The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa in the US that lets U.S. employers hire foreign workers in specialty occupations, such as engineering, software development, fashion modeling among others. The […]
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Faith Nyasuguta While global powers race to mine critical minerals in Africa, Singapore is choosing a different path – one rooted in climate, not minerals. The city-state is increasingly partnering with African nations to generate carbon credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, using them to balance its emissions footprint and sharpen its position […]
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Faith Nyasuguta At least eleven immigrants deported from the U.S. to Ghana are suing the Ghanaian government, claiming their detention in a military camp is illegal. According to court filings, all 11 have not broken any Ghanaian laws and should be produced before court to explain why they are being held against their will. These […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Google is making a major push to improve internet access across Africa by building four new infrastructure hubs. Each hub will include subsea cable landing stations and data centres, designed to link its newest undersea cables – Equiano and Umoja- to local networks in the north, west, south, and east regions of the […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The U.S. National Park Service (NPS), long seen as a guardian of America’s historical memory, is facing mounting pressure to review and potentially remove materials that address slavery, Indigenous history, and other painful chapters of the nation’s past from its museums, visitor centers, and gift shops. This stems from a directive issued under […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ghana has taken a decisive step in its long-running battle against illegal small-scale gold mining, popularly known as galamsey, by tightening visa requirements for Chinese nationals. The announcement, made by Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, represents a bold attempt to address one of the country’s most persistent environmental and social challenges. Under […]
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Njoki Kangethe In our last article, we looked at geothermal energy’s promise for Africa; how financing, risks, and opportunities shape this ‘heat beneath our feet.’ If you missed it, you may want to read that first to see why geothermal is a backbone technology for Africa’s energy future. Today, let’s get concrete. How have countries like Kenya and […]
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Faith Nyasuguta India is accelerating its global hunt for critical minerals, with Africa emerging as the centerpiece of a sweeping new strategy to secure the resources essential for the clean-energy age. Under the National Critical Minerals Mission, launched earlier this year, New Delhi has committed about $4 billion over seven years to build a reliable […]
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