Wayne Lumbasi Recent revelations from genetic scientists and private testing clinics across Malawi have sparked intense public debate over paternity fraud, infidelity, and changing family structures, revealing that up to 80% of men who voluntarily seek paternity tests turn out not to be the biological fathers of the children in question. According to Dr. Kingdom […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Washington is once again turning its attention to the Sahel—and this time, the immediate former Nigerien president is at the centre of the dispute. On August 12, 2026, James P. McGovern, a Democratic Party congressman from Massachusetts and co-chair of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, called on U.S. Secretary of State […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has formally invited top African referee Omar Artan to participate in the prestigious 2026 UEFA Men’s Summer Course, scheduled to run from August 31 to September 2 in Geneva. The governing body officially communicated the invitation to both the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Somali […]
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Faith Nyasuguta After 17 months of uncertainty, South African scientists can once again apply for research funding from the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH)—a decision that could help revive major medical research programmes disrupted by Washington’s funding freeze. The reversal ends a major roadblock for researchers working on HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals deported from the United States over the coming year, marking one of the largest third-country transfer arrangements established under Washington’s accelerated border enforcement policies. The bilateral arrangement will begin immediately, with an initial cohort of 20 deportees scheduled to land in Monrovia. Liberian […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo has made history as the first African musician and first Black African artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, adding another milestone to a career that has carried African music to audiences around the world. Kidjo was honoured in Los Angeles on August 18, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The government of Niger has officially executed a $1.9 billion agreement with Canadian industrial energy group Zimar Inc. and its partner High Tech to finance, design, build, and operate a 100,000-barrel-per-day refinery and integrated petrochemical complex in the southwestern city of Dosso. Once operational, the facility will rank as West Africa’s third-largest refining […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Burkina Faso has introduced mandatory military-style training for journalists working in both public and private media, as the government seeks to strengthen what it describes as patriotic commitment and responsible reporting during the country’s ongoing security crisis. The programme, known as “patriotic immersion,” combines elements of military training with lessons on journalism, national […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Algeria is making a fresh move into the West African fuel market, with its state-owned energy giant Sonatrach delivering Jet A1 aviation fuel to Niger for the first time. The development opens a new energy corridor between Algeria and Niger and could eventually put Sonatrach in greater competition with Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Alabama executed 42-year-old Jeremy Tremaine Williams by lethal injection on Thursday night for the 2021 kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland. Williams was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. CDT at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. The execution marked the state’s first capital punishment carried out in 2026 and followed […]
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