Faith Nyasuguta The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, is now facing one of the biggest legal battles of his life after his treason trial officially began in a military court in Kinshasa. The 53-year-old, who ruled DR Congo for 18 years after taking over from his assassinated father in 2001, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Senegal’s bold experiment in youth-led change is already showing signs of strain, just months after millions celebrated Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s historic presidential win and his fiery ally Ousmane Sonko’s dramatic comeback. Earlier this month, Faye – Senegal’s youngest elected president – travelled to the United States as one of five African heads of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Hulk Hogan, one of the most iconic faces in professional wrestling and pop culture history, has died at the age of 71. Born Terry Bollea, Hogan passed away on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida. Emergency responders rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Morocco is making big moves to prepare for its historic role as a co-host of the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The government has announced a huge investment plan worth 38 billion dirhams ($4.2 billion) to modernise and expand the country’s main airports over the next five years – a bold push to handle […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Egypt is making fresh moves to deepen its footprint in West Africa, with some of its wealthiest business leaders and top diplomats reaching out directly to Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore. Earlier this week, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty touched down in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital, bearing a personal letter from […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Outrage is mounting in Eswatini after the United States quietly deported five foreign men to the small southern African kingdom under a secretive deal that local opposition leaders and activists have branded “human trafficking disguised as deportation.” Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, ruled by King Mswati III since 1986, found itself in the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Nigerian billionaire and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has sounded the alarm over a flood of cheap Russian petroleum products entering African markets, warning it could cripple the continent’s efforts to build a strong, self-reliant oil refining industry. Speaking at an oil and gas conference in Abuja this week, Dangote explained that Western […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ghana could soon celebrate a major economic milestone as inflation is projected to drop to single digits by the end of 2025 – a level not seen in years. According to Deloitte’s latest West Africa Inflation Update, the country’s inflation rate may fall below the Bank of Ghana’s revised year-end target of 12%, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta President Donald Trump has reignited a bitter feud with his first predecessor, Barack Obama, by accusing him of treason in connection with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Speaking during an Oval Office press briefing on Tuesday alongside visiting Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, Trump lashed out at Obama, painting him as the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta African nations are bracing for deep setbacks as the UK government pushes forward with a sweeping 40% cut to its foreign aid budget – a move that will heavily affect vital programs supporting children’s education and women’s health across the continent. The UK’s new spending plan, unveiled this week, shows bilateral aid for […]
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