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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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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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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Faith Nyasuguta Tanzania and Uganda have taken another major step toward reshaping East Africa’s energy landscape, signing a landmark agreement with global energy trader Vitol to transform Tanzania’s coastal city of Tanga into one of the region’s most important petroleum trading and logistics hubs. The deal is expected to strengthen fuel storage, trading and distribution […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A United Nations commission has released one of its strongest reports yet on the war in Gaza, accusing Israel of deliberately targeting Palestinian children in actions it says amount to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The findings, published by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Zimbabwe has secured a significant diplomatic and financial breakthrough after the United Kingdom and France agreed to help steer the country’s long-running effort to clear US$2.7 billion in debt arrears and reconnect with the global financial system. The two European powers will jointly chair Zimbabwe’s newly established Debt Consultative Group (DCG), a platform […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Travelling to the United States may soon become significantly more expensive for thousands of Africans. The U.S. government has officially made permanent a controversial visa bond programme that could require travellers from 50 countries—30 of them in Africa—to deposit up to $20,000 before receiving certain American visas. Washington says the policy is designed […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Nearly half a century after one of the world’s most daring hostage rescue missions unfolded on Ugandan soil, the country has erected a monument honouring the only Israeli soldier killed during the operation—a move that highlights Kampala’s increasingly close relationship with Israel while reopening debate over one of Africa’s most controversial Cold War […]
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Faith Nyasuguta West Africa’s long-awaited single currency project has encountered its first major political setback. Guinea has officially opted out of plans to adopt the ECO, the common currency being developed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), becoming the first country to publicly declare that it will not participate in the planned […]
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