Wayne Lumbasi South Africa is facing renewed tensions over migration after the anti-undocumented migration movement March and March called for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country by September 30, setting the stage for a potentially large national mobilisation. The movement has announced September 30 as a national day of action and is calling on […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ethiopian Airlines has crossed another major aviation milestone, with its operating fleet now exceeding 170 aircraft, further widening the gap between Africa’s largest airline and its regional competitors. The milestone is more than a story about the number of planes carrying the Ethiopian flag. It reflects a decades-long strategy that has turned a […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals is moving to broaden ownership of its multibillion-dollar refinery through a public offering of 4.1 billion ordinary shares, in a transaction that could reshape the country’s capital markets and deepen public participation in one of Africa’s largest industrial ventures. The share sale is expected to raise approximately […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The United States has formally expressed its readiness to help Kenya develop a domestic critical minerals processing industry, placing East Africa’s largest economy more firmly inside the global race to secure the materials powering electric vehicles, advanced electronics, renewable energy and military technology. The announcement comes as Kenya evaluates investors seeking rights to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Jamaica is taking the fight for slavery reparations to an unlikely place: Britain’s own legal system. For decades, the debate over reparations has been trapped between moral arguments and political resistance. Caribbean governments have demanded apologies. Activists have documented the wealth built through slavery. Former colonial powers have expressed regret—while largely avoiding the […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Democratic Republic of Congo is taking steps to strengthen state control over its vast mineral wealth by restricting access to geological data that could determine where billions of dollars in future mining investments are directed. The move forms part of a broader push to gain greater control over the country’s mining sector, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A series of developments in Washington is placing Mali and the wider Alliance of Sahel States (AES) under renewed American scrutiny, reviving an uncomfortable question across West Africa: Could the United States be preparing for a deeper security role in a region it largely lost to Russia? The concern follows three significant developments […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Namibia is entering a new chapter in its fight against HIV, with the country preparing to take greater responsibility for financing and sustaining a response that has benefited from substantial international support for more than two decades. The United States will provide Namibia with about $45 million for its HIV response in the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Burundi has raised serious concerns over the treatment of its citizens in Kenya following controversy surrounding President William Ruto’s remarks on foreigners operating small-scale businesses. Burundian authorities have cited reports of harassment, mistreatment and the forced removal of Burundian nationals, particularly traders whose livelihoods depend on small businesses. The concerns have prompted calls […]
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Kimberly Mutandiro – Johannesburg South Africa’s poorest, who live in informal settlements around Gauteng, in Johannesburg, and in the surrounding areas, are demanding houses from the government. They want the government to deliver on its promises to provide houses to its citizens. In August over 100 residents from informal settlements in Randfontein, Roodepoort, Thembisa, and […]
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