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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Njoki Kangethe WHO OWNS THE DATA THAT FEEDS US? For centuries, knowing what was happening on a farm depended on being close enough to see it. A farmer could walk through a field and inspect the colour of the leaves, feel the moisture in the soil, look at the sky and make a judgement about […]
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Faith Nyasuguta For more than a decade, Uber was presented as a symbol of Africa’s digital transformation: open an app, request a car and move through the city without hailing a taxi from the roadside. Then, on September 2, 2026, the Uber app stopped offering rides in Nigeria and Uganda as the company ended its […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On September 1, 2026, Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem as the two countries moved to deepen what they describe as a strategic partnership. The public agenda was broad: security, defence, agriculture, infrastructure, energy and high technology. Netanyahu described the relationship as […]
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Wayne Lumbasi President William Ruto has ordered a crackdown on foreign nationals operating small scale businesses in Kenya, directing authorities to begin enforcement action from Monday, September 7, 2026. Ruto issued the directive on Wednesday, September 2, while addressing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) at State House in Nairobi. He said businesses such as […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Russia is steadily building a web of military partnerships stretching from the Mediterranean coast deep into the Sahel, connecting Algeria, eastern Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger through arms deals, troop deployments, intelligence cooperation and logistics networks. It is not a formal alliance like NATO. There is no treaty, no common headquarters and […]
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Njoki Kangethe FROM COCOA TO CHOCOLATE: WHY AFRICA EXPORTS WEALTH AND IMPORTS VALUE The journey of a chocolate bar begins long before it reaches a supermarket shelf. It starts on a cocoa farm, perhaps in Côte d’Ivoire or Ghana, where farmers carefully harvest ripe cocoa pods by hand before fermenting and drying the beans under […]
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Wayne Lumbasi President Hakainde Hichilema has begun his second term in office, but his return to the presidency has been overshadowed by a disputed election and the detention of his main political rival on treason charges. Hichilema was sworn in for another five years at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka on September 1, following […]
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