Faith Nyasuguta The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has initiated a significant gold-buying program from its locals, aligning with its strategic efforts to bolster the mining industry and fortify foreign exchange reserves. Gold is a leading foreign exchange earner for Tanzania. This announcement was made by Emmanuel Tutuba, the Governor of the Bank of Tanzania, during […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Over the years, Egypt has always sought to build new cities for the purpose of expanding urban spaces, overcoming the population density in Egypt, and reducing congestion in older cities. It already kicked off the building of 4G Cities, such as the New Administrative Capital, New Alamein City, New Mansoura City, and New […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya and the United States have formalized a defense agreement aimed at providing resources and support for security deployments. This partnership comes as Kenya prepares to lead a multinational peacekeeping mission to combat gang violence in Haiti. The signing of the accord took place during a meeting between Kenya’s Defense Minister Aden Duale […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Zoleka Mandela, author and the granddaughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, has sadly passed away at the age of 43 after a long battle with cancer. Last year, she revealed her struggle with the disease, specifically in her liver and lungs. Her family confirmed her death in a statement posted on her Instagram […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Ghanaian government has gone bankrupt after failing to pay billions of dollars it owed foreign creditors last December, a report by The New York Times has disclosed. President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government “had no choice but to agree to a $3 billion loan from the lender of last resort, the International Monetary Fund,” […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A lock of hair belonging to a young Ethiopian prince, who passed away over 140 years ago, has been formally handed over to representatives from Ethiopia in the UK. In 1868, British forces took custody of Prince Alemayehu after their invasion of his father’s fortress, Emperor Tewodros II, who subsequently took his own […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The ousted president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, has opted to take his case to the West African justice system to obtain his release and the restoration of constitutional order in the country, almost two months after a coup d’état carried out by soldiers who overthrew him and are still holding him captive. “We […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya is currently considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year imprisonments for non-consensual same-sex acts. Sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, the bill aims to ban homosexuality, same-sex unions, and LGBTQ activities and campaigns. It also intends to prohibit gay parades, assemblies, marches, and public cross-dressing. According […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with high treason and corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor revealed to AFP on Wednesday. Bongo’s eldest son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin and former presidential spokesman, Jessye Ella Ekogha, as well as four others close […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tanzania’s investment soared by a staggering 120% in just one month, with the agricultural sector at the helm of this exponential growth. This is according to the latest report by the Tanzanian Investment Center (TIC), which disclosed that the value of investment projects in the East African country rose from Sh1.06 trillion in […]
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