Faith Nyasuguta Cameroon has joined a growing list of African nations turning to Nigeria’s Dangote Group for energy partnerships, opening talks aimed at breathing life back into its long-idle state refinery following years of disruption. The country’s national oil refinery, Sonara, has been out of operation since a devastating fire in 2019 crippled its facilities […]
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Faith Nyasuguta China has officially completed the construction of a new headquarters complex for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria – a development hailed by officials as a milestone in strengthening cooperation between China and West African nations. Valued at $31.6 million, the project was fully funded as a grant […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Zimbabwe has stepped up efforts to secure membership in the BRICS economic bloc in a move aimed at reshaping its role in the global economic order. Officials in Harare say the move reflects a strategic push to expand the country’s trade opportunities, attract stable investment flows, and deepen technology cooperation with major emerging […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ghana has unveiled plans to introduce the Chinese language into basic schools nationwide, a major shift in foreign language education designed to expand global skills and deepen cultural exchange. The initiative was developed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) and will be rolled out across basic, junior high and senior […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Kenyan government has announced plans to exempt about 1.5 million low income earners from Pay As You Earn income tax, a move aimed at easing the cost of living and increasing disposable income for workers at the lower end of the wage scale. Under the proposal, employees earning up to KSh 30,000 […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Nigeria’s state oil company is in talks with a Chinese firm as part of a renewed effort to revive the country’s long-struggling refineries, signaling a shift in strategy after decades of failed rehabilitation attempts in the downstream oil sector. The discussions focus on bringing in a Chinese petrochemical operator with experience in refinery […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Ethiopia has firmly rejected claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that the United States financed its colossal Nile River project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Speaking to parliament, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed emphasized that the dam, Africa’s largest hydropower project, was built entirely with Ethiopian resources, with no foreign loans or aid […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Somaliland is moving closer to a trade and investment agreement with Israel that could open access to key mineral resources, including lithium and other materials vital to global technology and energy supply chains. The effort follows Israel’s decision in December 2025 to formally recognise Somaliland’s independence, a move that broke with decades of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The United States is rewriting its playbook in West Africa, signaling a pragmatic turn toward security and strategic interests as three military-led governments deepen ties with Moscow and distance themselves from former partners in Europe. In a notable change of tone, Washington has announced that Nick Checker, who leads the Bureau of African […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Jacob Zuma Foundation has strongly rejected recent reports linking former South African President Jacob Zuma to convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein, calling the coverage a deliberate smear campaign aimed at damaging the former president’s reputation. The controversy follows the recent release of thousands of court documents in the United States related to Epstein’s […]
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