Faith Nyasuguta South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation and one of Africa’s poorest, is now facing a staggering $1 billion legal battle in a U.S. federal court. At the heart of the dispute is a wartime loan from Qatar National Bank (QNB) that South Sudan failed to repay. What began as a $700 million financial […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a bold assertion of economic independence, Mali has moved to take control of one of its largest gold assets, the Loulo-Gounkoto complex, currently operated by Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold. A Malian court recently ordered the mine placed under provisional state administration for six months, deepening tensions between the military-led transitional government […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, has officially gone live in Guinea-Bissau, marking its seventh launch in West Africa and its 22nd entry across the African continent. The launch is expected to greatly enhance digital access in Guinea-Bissau and accelerate momentum in Africa’s growing tech transformation. The country’s National Regulatory Authority for Information […]
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Faith Nyasuguta R&B singer R. Kelly has been hospitalized following what his legal team describes as a deliberate attempt on his life while in federal prison. The 57-year-old, who is serving a 30-year sentence for sex trafficking and racketeering, reportedly collapsed in his prison cell at FCI Butner in North Carolina after ingesting what lawyers […]
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Faith Nyasuguta More than 60 years after Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba was brutally killed, Belgian prosecutors are now pushing to try a 92-year-old former diplomat, Etienne Davignon, over his alleged role in the murder that shocked the world. Lumumba, Congo’s first prime minister and a powerful symbol of African liberation, was just 35 years […]
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Faith Nyasuguta After decades of silence and denial, Zimbabwe will on June 26 begin long-awaited public hearings into the Gukurahundi massacres – one of the darkest chapters in the country’s post-independence history. The hearings, to be led by traditional chiefs, are intended to allow victims and their families to speak out about the atrocities committed […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a disturbing reflection of global environmental injustice, mountains of discarded clothing from the UK’s fast fashion industry are being dumped in Ghana’s protected wetlands, threatening both people and wildlife. An investigation by Unearthed, working with Greenpeace Africa, exposes how unwanted clothes from brands like M&S, Zara, Primark, and Asda’s George are ending […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Algeria has passed a groundbreaking law allowing foreign investors to own up to 80% of mining projects– a major policy shift as the North African nation seeks to reduce its heavy dependence on hydrocarbons and boost its mineral wealth. On Monday, the Algerian parliament overwhelmingly approved the legislation, which is designed to simplify […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has officially signed a controversial law allowing military tribunals to try civilians under certain conditions, despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that deemed such practices unconstitutional. The new law, passed by Parliament in May and confirmed Monday, amends the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Act to reintroduce military court jurisdiction […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Nigeria is stepping up diplomatic efforts to repair relations with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, despite their controversial withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following a series of military coups. In a bid to prevent further regional fragmentation, Nigeria is inviting the three nations to participate in the 2025 […]
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