Faith Nyasuguta Marouan Mabrouk, long regarded as Tunisia’s most powerful tycoon, has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars in a sweeping corruption case that cuts deep into the country’s political and financial establishment. Once untouchable, the billionaire now finds himself at the center of a ruling that could redefine the post-revolution order. Mabrouk is […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The United States has turned up the heat on Kigali, slapping sanctions on the Rwandan Defence Forces and four of its top commanders over alleged support for the March 23 Movement (M23), the rebel force destabilizing eastern Congo. The move signals growing frustration in Washington that a December peace agreement – brokered in […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Nigeria has signed a landmark $1.3 billion agreement to build a major alumina refinery, marking one of the most significant investments in the country’s mining sector in recent years. The deal, sealed between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the African Finance Corporation , is expected to reposition the country as a key […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ghana has confirmed that at least 55 of its citizens have died in the Russia-Ukraine war – the highest officially acknowledged death toll from any single African country in the conflict so far. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa disclosed the figures during a visit to Kyiv, describing them as “depressing and frightening.” […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Africa’s cement giant is doubling down on dominance. Dangote Cement Plc, a flagship subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited, has sealed a $1 billion agreement with Sinoma International Engineering to construct new plants and expand existing facilities across seven African countries. The deal, signed in Lagos, covers 12 major projects and signals an aggressive […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The United States is preparing to dramatically scale up refugee admissions for white South Africans – to levels that could eclipse its own global refugee ceiling. According to an internal State Department contracting document dated January 27, U.S. officials are aiming to process up to 4,500 refugee applications per month from white South […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A Kenyan recruitment agent has been arrested and charged over claims he lured young men with promises of jobs in Russia – only for some to end up fighting on the front lines of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Festus Arasa Omwamba (Pictured), 33, head of Global Faces Human Resources, is accused of recruiting 22 […]
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Faith Nyasuguta For nearly half a century, the sovereignty of the European wallet was an illusion. From the bustling kiosks of Paris to the high-end boutiques of Milan’s Via Montenapoleone, the act of “paying” was effectively an American export. Every time a European consumer tapped a piece of plastic or scanned a digital wallet, a […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Pope Leo XIV is set to begin a 10-day tour of Africa on April 13, marking his first pastoral visit to the continent since becoming head of the Catholic Church, the Vatican has confirmed. The trip will take him to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. It signals what observers describe as a […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Zimbabwe has formally withdrawn from negotiations over a proposed US$350 million health funding agreement with the United States, after President Emmerson Mnangagwa ordered the process stopped, describing the draft arrangement as a threat to national sovereignty. The directive was communicated in a December 23 letter from Ambassador A.R. Chimbindi, Secretary for Foreign Affairs […]
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