Faith Nyasuguta A Lusaka court has sentenced two men to prison with hard labour after finding them guilty of plotting, through witchcraft, to assassinate Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema. Leonard Phiri, a village chief, and Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, a Mozambican national, were arrested last December after a cleaner reported “strange noises” near a government building. Police […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Once dubbed Ivory Coast’s “Iron Lady,” Simone Gbagbo has made one of the most dramatic comebacks in African politics. The 76-year-old former first lady, who once hid in a bunker to avoid arrest, has now been cleared to run in October’s presidential election. Standing before cheering supporters in Abidjan this month, she urged […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a forceful weekend post on his social media platform, US President Donald Trump called on all 32 NATO member states to immediately stop buying Russian oil and to jointly impose tariffs of 50 to 100 percent on Chinese goods. Trump argued that NATO’s ongoing purchase of Russian energy while financing Ukraine’s defense […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a diplomatic move, the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have unveiled a sweeping new roadmap to end Sudan’s brutal conflict, saying it takes effect immediately. Announced on Friday, the plan calls for a three-month humanitarian truce, a permanent ceasefire and a nine-month transition to civilian-led governance – […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Burkina Faso has officially scrapped visa fees for all African travellers in a bold move to strengthen regional integration, tourism, and Pan-African unity. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana announced the decision after a cabinet meeting, stating that African citizens visiting the country will no longer be required to pay visa fees. However, travellers will […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The FBI has intensified its manhunt for the shooter who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University by releasing new surveillance images and video footage of a person of interest it believes could be central to the case. In a statement on Thursday afternoon, the bureau’s Salt Lake City field office […]
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Faith Nyasuguta South Africa’s Constitutional Court has handed down a landmark ruling allowing men to adopt their wives’ surnames, striking out a colonial-era law that barred them from doing so. The decision, which follows a legal battle by two couples, is being hailed as a milestone for gender equality and personal freedom in the country. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta At the recent Africa-CARICOM Summit in Addis Ababa, African and Caribbean leaders have renewed and enlarged their calls for reparations, declaring that over six decades of formal independence have not erased the economic, social and psychological wounds of slavery and colonialism. The meeting, held under the theme “Transcontinental Partnership in Pursuit of Reparatory […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ghana has formally agreed to accept West African nationals deported from the United States, with 14 migrants already arriving in the country, President John Dramani Mahama announced this week. The group includes several Nigerians and one Gambian, who were flown to Accra after their removal from the U.S. Ghana is acting as a […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Egypt has once again sounded the alarm over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) just a day after its formal inauguration, calling the $5 billion project a direct threat to its water security. Built on the Blue Nile, the GERD is Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam and is expected to more than double Ethiopia’s […]
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