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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Faith Nyasuguta Ghana, Africa’s leading gold producer, is reportedly losing over $11 billion due to large-scale gold smuggling, much of it ending up in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a bombshell report by Swissaid, a Swiss nonprofit. The report has raised fresh concerns about how deeply illegal mining and porous trade routes are […]
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Faith Nyasuguta U.S. President Donald Trump has opened the waitlist for a controversial $5 million immigration programme dubbed the “Gold Card,” claiming over 15,000 people around the world have already shown interest. In a post on his Truth Social platform on June 12, Trump announced that signups were live, directing users to TrumpCard.gov. The site […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a bold move to deepen diplomatic and cultural ties with Africa, Denmark has unveiled a multi-million dollar education programme aimed at drawing hundreds of African students to its universities annually. The initiative is part of a broader Africa strategy that blends soft power, education diplomacy, and long-term geopolitical influence. Denmark is set […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Dangote Petroleum Refinery is gearing up to launch a nationwide fuel distribution programme on 15 August 2025, targeting a major upgrade of Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector. The initiative will deliver both petrol (Premium Motor Spirit) and diesel to a wide range of users – fuel stations, manufacturers, telecom firms, aviation services, and other […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a stunning medical first, a baby boy known as KJ has become the first person in the world to be successfully treated with a personalized CRISPR gene-editing therapy – a custom-built medical treatment that edits faulty genes in the body to fix the root cause of a disease. This groundbreaking procedure was […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a major financing package of $184.1 million to support Egypt’s Obelisk solar project- destined to become Africa’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant with an integrated 200 MWh battery storage system. The funding was approved by the bank’s Board on June 11, 2025, marking a milestone […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Burkina Faso has officially handed over five major gold mining assets to its state-owned mining company, SOPAMIB, marking a bold advancement in the country’s drive for greater sovereignty over its natural resources. The transfer, confirmed through a decree published late Wednesday, concludes a process initiated in August 2023. It also complements sweeping reforms […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a landmark trade announcement, China has pledged to remove all import tariffs on goods from 53 African countries, excluding Eswatini, the only African nation without diplomatic ties to Beijing. This sweeping policy shift was announced on June 12, 2025, during the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, and is seen as […]
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