Wayne Lumbasi Senegal has achieved a milestone in regional public health by becoming the first African nation to locally manufacture a targeted treatment for sickle cell disease. The medicine, commercialized under the name DREPAF, is a generic version of hydroxyurea -the essential therapeutic recommended by the World Health Organization to manage the inherited blood disorder. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya’s livestock sector could be heading toward a major confrontation over one deceptively simple question: Who gets to decide what meat enters Kenya—and on whose terms? At the centre of the dispute are American meat exporters and trade interests pushing Washington to challenge Kenyan restrictions on imported meat as the two countries negotiate […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Egypt and Russia are moving ahead with one of Africa’s most ambitious energy partnerships, as Cairo pushes forward with its first nuclear power plant at El Dabaa while expanding Russian involvement in industry, trade, food security and infrastructure. But beneath the latest announcements is a much bigger African story. Why are more African […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ghana’s government has turned down a GH¢20 million ($1.8 million) support offer from MTN Ghana for citizens affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa, saying it has already secured funding for their evacuation and reintegration. The decision comes as Ghana continues bringing home nationals caught in a renewed wave of anti-foreigner violence in […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Guinea’s President Mamadi Doumbouya has dismissed 173 members of the country’s armed forces for desertion, in one of the broadest military shake ups since he seized power in the September 2021 coup. The dismissals were announced in a presidential decree broadcast on Guinea’s state television. General Amara Camara, the minister secretary general of […]
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WHEN THE RAINS NO LONGER COME: FARMING ON THE FRONTLINES OF CLIMATE CHANGE Njoki Kangethe For generations, African agriculture has followed a rhythm that was as familiar as the changing seasons. Farmers planted when the rains arrived, harvested when the crops matured and prepared their fields for the next cycle with a confidence born of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Zambia is facing a serious test of its democracy after authorities closed the country’s top courts on August 24, the final day for the opposition to challenge President Hakainde Hichilema’s disputed re-election. The closure included the Constitutional Court, the institution expected to hear a presidential election petition. Court staff were instructed not to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ghana is putting its foot down on one of Africa’s oldest economic problems: exporting valuable natural resources cheaply, then buying back finished products at a much higher price. From September 1, 2026, gold doré bought by Self-Financing Aggregators (SFAs) in Ghana must be refined inside the country before it can be exported. The […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The State Department is coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security to carry out what could become the largest single mass visa revocation in United States history. The planned action targets the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreign nationals who subsequently applied for or are actively seeking asylum. The measure […]
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Kenya’s flagship football project is finally entering the home stretch. The 60,000-seat Talanta Stadium, officially designated the Raila Odinga International Stadium, is now 94% complete, according to Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya following an August inspection. The main pitch has been laid, most of the stadium’s major works are substantially finished, and the government expects […]
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