Wayne Lumbasi South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has appointed his 36-year-old son, Major General Atem Salva Kiir, as commander of the country’s elite presidential guard, known as the Tiger Division. Atem reportedly took over the command after being promoted from brigadier general to major general. The Tiger Division is a specialised formation within the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Russian President Vladimir Putin has renewed calls for a major overhaul of the United Nations Security Council, arguing that Africa, Asia and Latin America deserve greater representation in a global system whose most powerful structure still largely reflects the outcome of the Second World War. Speaking at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, […]
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Njoki Kangethe For many Kenyans, the shortage became real in a surprisingly ordinary place: the supermarket milk aisle. Packets that are usually so familiar that shoppers barely notice them began disappearing from shelves. Some supermarkets started limiting how much customers could buy, while others struggled to restock popular brands. In parts of the country, the […]
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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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