Faith Nyasuguta Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has pointed fingers at Russia for pushing imprisoned Africans to join the war against Ukraine. In a tweet, ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko said: “Putin is sending African citizens imprisoned in Russia to the war in Ukraine. A former Zambian student was killed. “We call on African Union and all African […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The US Department of State is currently offering a reward for any information that will lead to the arrest or disruption of three Al-Shabaab leaders said to be responsible for attacks in Somalia, Kenya and the neighbouring nations. Anyone with information on any of the three will get a reward of up to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A Zambian student, 23 years, convicted in Russia and serving a prison sentence on the outskirts of Moscow has been found dead in combat in Ukraine, the Zambian government said on Monday, demanding an explanation from Russia. In a statement, Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo said, Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda “died on 22 September 2022 in […]
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Faith Nyasuguta As oil and gas exports expand, the economic stability of many African countries is getting threatened, according to a new analysis. The revelation comes despite soaring fossil fuel prices. It is projected that the demand for fossil fuels could possibly fall sharply in the medium term, in line with a report published on […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Sudan’s Central Darfur state has declared a state of emergency “for one month” after more than 24 people were killed in a tribal conflict, tribal leaders and the official Suna agency reported Monday. Governor Saad Adam Babiker, quoted by Suna, said the state of emergency was declared late Sunday night because “both sides […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya and South Africa are in consultation to form a Pan-African airline to rival established players such as the Ethiopian Airlines and Emirates. President William Ruto and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa said they were engaging on the matter at a high level that if successful will see Kenya Airways and South […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Starting December 15 this year, Nigeria will start circulating newly redesigned currencies as President Muhammadu Buhari says there is no going back on the policy. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced its scheduled redesign of N200, N500 and N1,000 notes with the current notes in circulation ceasing to be legal tender […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The World Health Organization reports that no food or medicine has reached the Ethiopian region of Tigray despite the signing of a ceasefire last week. According to the United Nations, Ethiopia is using starvation as a weapon of war in Tigray, where it says a humanitarian blockade put 90% of the population at […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenyan President William Ruto has disclosed that Kenya will be the largest producer of Africa’s cheapest smartphones in the next one year. Speaking during the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Annual General meeting on Thursday, Ruto said the state is in talks to see that this comes to pass. “The real […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to South Africa’s last apartheid leader, Frederik Willem de Klerk, went missing from his Cape Town home half a year ago, his foundation reported on Wednesday. The ex-president received the prize in 1993 alongside anti-apartheid icon and freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, for his key role in ushering […]
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