Faith Nyasuguta Starvation driven by Israel’s blockade is tightening its deadly grip on Gaza, where children are now dying daily from hunger and thousands more face the same fate as food supplies dwindle. Once a crisis in the shadows, Gaza’s hunger emergency has exploded into an unfolding tragedy that health workers say is worsening by […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Botswana, Africa’s largest diamond producer and long considered one of the continent’s most stable economies, is staring down a fresh economic storm that could force it to devalue its currency again before the year ends. Citigroup Inc. has sounded the alarm, warning that Botswana’s pula – already one of Africa’s weakest-performing currencies this […]
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Faith Nyasuguta When 73-year-old Reuben Waithaka stepped off a plane in Atlanta this past May, he had one mission: to celebrate his grandson’s graduation and wrap him in the love only a grandfather can give. He had crossed continents – from Nairobi to Alabama – armed with old family photos and three matching African shirts, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has stepped forward with an offer to mediate the unfolding conflict in Mali – but with a decisive caveat: no foreign mercenaries along the two nations’ shared 1,400 km border. Speaking Friday to Algeria’s national press, Tebboune signaled his readiness to help broker peace between Mali’s military junta, based in […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tensions have flared once more in the volatile Horn of Africa as Eritrea’s long-serving President Isaias Afwerki delivered a stern warning to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed: Ethiopia cannot intimidate or defeat Eritrea, despite its vastly larger population. Afwerki, who has ruled Eritrea since its independence in 1993, firmly dismissed the notion that […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Rwanda, long praised as one of East Africa’s safest and fastest-growing tourism destinations, has officially been added to the United States’ expanding travel advisory list. This new status marks a significant shift in how global travelers and international agencies perceive the security situation in the region. The U.S. Department of State’s latest update […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a rare breakthrough for the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group have signed a new ceasefire framework that many hope will finally end one of Africa’s most stubborn conflicts. The deal, announced in Doha, Qatar, comes after months of mediation by Qatari diplomats […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a new medical update from the White House, President Donald Trump, aged 79, has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency – a benign but common circulatory condition affecting many older adults. This revelation follows growing concern when Trump was recently seen with mild swelling in his lower legs and bruising on his […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Hundreds of Liberians poured into the streets of Monrovia this week, raising their voices in a powerful chorus of “Enough is enough!” as frustration boils over at President Joseph Boakai’s government. Braving the sun and the watchful eyes of security forces, the protesters marched through the capital demanding accountability, better governance, and an […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A powerful new report by Oxfam has laid bare Africa’s alarming wealth divide, revealing that just four billionaires hold more wealth than over half of the entire continent’s population combined. Released to coincide with the African Union Summit, the findings shine a harsh light on inequality in Africa – a region blessed with […]
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