Faith Nyasuguta Mali’s military ruler, General Assimi Goita, has secured a fresh grip on power after signing into law a controversial bill that extends his rule for five more years -with the possibility of renewing his mandate indefinitely and without elections. The new law, which Goita approved this week, stems from recommendations of national dialogue […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A new report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has sounded the alarm over the country’s worsening urban housing crisis, revealing that about 4.8 million Ghanaians, nearly one in every three urban dwellers, live in slums or informal settlements. The Slums and Informal Settlements Report, which draws on Ghana’s 2021 Population and Housing […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A new study in The Lancet projects that President Trump’s drastic 83% cut to USAID foreign aid announced in early 2025 could result in over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, including 4.5 million deaths among children under five- approximately 700,000 child fatalities per year. Analyzing data from 133 low- and middle-income countries, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, now 80, has confirmed he will run for a seventh term in the 2026 elections – but this time he’s pledging something he says will mark a real shift: transforming Uganda into a fully knowledge-based, science-driven economy. The long-serving leader says this “final phase” will take the country beyond […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Mali’s military-led government has officially completed its takeover of the Yatela and Morila gold mines – two once-thriving sites that foreign owners abandoned years ago- marking a bold step in its mission to reclaim national control over strategic resources. The announcement, made this past weekend, is part of a wider wave of resource […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A startling new study has uncovered a hidden threat for cancer patients across parts of Africa: nearly one in six cancer drugs tested in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Cameroon were found to be either substandard or outright counterfeit. Published in The Lancet Global Health, the study sampled over 250 cancer medications from hospitals […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Russia has thrown its full support behind South Africa’s G20 presidency, describing Pretoria’s leadership as a crucial moment for amplifying the priorities of the Global South within one of the world’s most influential economic blocs. Speaking during the recent G20 Sherpas meeting in Sun City, Russia’s G20 representative, Svetlana Lukash, praised South Africa […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Algeria is taking decisive steps to strengthen its energy partnership with the United States, aligning economic strategy with growing diplomatic stakes as tensions over the Western Sahara dispute escalate. The North African nation is positioning itself as a key energy partner while using economic diplomacy to reinforce its regional influence. On June 24, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a major legal development, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has ruled that it has full authority to hear a case filed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) against Rwanda. This ruling, delivered on June 26, 2025, rejected Rwanda’s arguments that the court lacked jurisdiction and dismissed all preliminary […]
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Faith Nyasuguta South Sudanese basketball sensation Khaman Maluach has made history by being selected 10th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft held Wednesday night in Brooklyn, New York. At just 18, Maluach’s rise from humble beginnings to a top-10 pick shows how far African basketball talent has come in recent years. The Houston Rockets selected […]
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