Faith Nyasuguta Philanthropy in Africa is gaining global attention, with some of the continent’s wealthiest individuals being recognized by TIME magazine for their powerful social impact. Aliko Dangote, Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa, and Patrice Motsepe are among the African billionaires listed in TIME’s prestigious 100 Most Influential Philanthropists, thanks to their efforts to tackle issues […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Trump administration is under fire after immigrant rights advocates accused officials of violating a court order by deporting nearly a dozen migrants,including individuals from Myanmar and Vietnam, to South Sudan, a country they are not from. In an emergency court filing on Tuesday, lawyers appealed to U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Monday, for the first time in nearly three months, a small convoy of humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza, signaling a partial easing of Israel’s blockade. Five trucks carrying baby food and essential supplies crossed into the enclave via the Kerem Shalom crossing, according to Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Rwandan President Paul Kagame has issued a compelling call for Africa to take full ownership of its security agenda, emphasizing the need for homegrown solutions over reliance on external actors. Speaking at the inaugural International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) held at the Kigali Convention Centre, Kagame highlighted the continent’s capacity to address […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled in favor of Equatorial Guinea in a long-standing territorial dispute with Gabon over three small islands, Mbanie, Cocotiers, and Conga, located in the potentially oil-rich waters of the Gulf of Guinea. This decision concludes a decades-long contention between the two Central African nations. The islands, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Burkina Faso and Senegal have unveiled a new strategic alliance aimed at tackling terrorism, arms trafficking, and cross-border crime in the volatile Sahel region. The initiative marks a bold move toward regional self-reliance in security matters, away from traditional external partnerships. The announcement came during Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s official visit to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta China, the world’s largest producer of electric vehicles (EVs), has unveiled plans to establish a state-of-the-art EV manufacturing plant in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and one of its largest economies. This move marks a significant milestone in Nigeria’s ambitions to industrialize and diversify its economy, while deepening the country’s strategic partnership with […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Saturday, May 17, Burkina Faso marked a defining moment in its national memory with the official inauguration of the Thomas Sankara Mausoleum in Ouagadougou. The date holds deep symbolic value, it commemorates the anniversary of Sankara’s arrest as Prime Minister in 1983, a turning point that would ignite the People’s Democratic Revolution […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a move that has intensified concerns over the shrinking democratic space in East Africa, Kenyan opposition leader and Senior Counsel Martha Karua was detained and deported from Tanzania on Sunday. Karua had traveled to Dar es Salaam to represent Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu in court proceedings. This incident follows her recent […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Guinea, Africa’s top bauxite exporter and the world’s second-largest producer of the mineral, has canceled 46 mining licenses as part of a major industry-wide reform. The move signals the government’s growing intent to exert greater control over its vast natural resources and ensure that mineral wealth directly contributes to national development. The licenses […]
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