In 2025, Gaza is not only enduring war – it is starving to death under it. Amid bombed-out buildings and collapsed infrastructure, a new kind of violence has emerged. Palestinians, desperate for food, now face gunfire at the very sites meant to offer relief. This is not a battlefield in the traditional sense – but […]
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Faith Nyasuguta U.S President Donald Trump has downplayed Iran’s missile strike on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, calling it a “very weak response” to recent American attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The strike, launched Monday, was widely viewed as Tehran’s retaliation for a major escalation that saw U.S forces target three key Iranian nuclear […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A new report from INTERPOL has revealed a dramatic rise in cybercrime across Africa, warning that the continent is becoming a major hotspot for digital threats. According to the 2025 Africa Cyberthreat Assessment, cyber-related offences now make up more than 30% of all reported crimes in Western and Eastern Africa. The report draws […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Sahel region has become the world’s deadliest hotspot for terrorism, accounting for 51 percent of all terrorism-related deaths in 2024, according to the newly released 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Published by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace, the report highlights a dramatic surge in extremist violence across West Africa, despite […]
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Faith Nyasuguta China is ramping up efforts to challenge U.S. dominance in the global financial system by expanding its cross-border yuan payment platform. In a bold move, six more financial institutions from Africa, the Gulf, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia have officially joined the Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS), reinforcing China’s strategy to internationalize its […]
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Faith Nyasuguta President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has officially assumed the rotating chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), taking over from Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The leadership transition was formalized during the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Summit held in Abuja, Nigeria. President Bio now leads the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Iran has issued a sharp and furious warning to the United States after three of its nuclear facilities were bombed in US airstrikes. Speaking at an emergency Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi(pictured) declared that America would be “solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences” […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a swift and strategic response to the European Union’s recent ban on Tanzanian-registered aircraft, the government of Tanzania has opened its airspace to more international airlines. This temporary move aims to safeguard the country’s vital tourism, trade, and business sectors from being severely disrupted. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) confirmed the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta South African opposition leader Julius Malema has been barred from entering the United Kingdom, sparking political backlash and a heated debate over race, free speech, and foreign policy. The UK Home Office announced that Malema, founder and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), was considered “non-conducive to the public good,” adding that […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a landmark diplomatic breakthrough, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are set to sign a long-awaited peace agreement on June 27 in Washington, D.C. The announcement, made in a joint press release with the U.S. State Department, marks the most significant attempt in years to end the brutal conflict that […]
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