Uganda clears Museveni and Bobi Wine to face off in 2026 presidential election/in /by
With elections set for January 2026, the stage is now set for a high-stakes contest that pits Uganda’s past against its possible future.
Nigeria: You Benefited Heavily From Subsidy, Ex-Presidential Aide Tackles Otedola/in /by
[Daily Trust] Umar Sani, a presidential aide attached to the office of ex-Vice-President Namadi Sambo, has described the recent comments of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, on subsidy as rewriting of history.
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Oil Workers Resist Monopolization By Africa’s Richest Man/in /by
[People's Dispatch] After dominating sub-Saharan Africa's cement production and cornering large portions of its market in sugar, salt, and packaging industries, the Nigerian multinational conglomerate Dangote Group is moving fast to monopolize fuel distribution.
Kenyan engineer turns deadly water hyacinth into eco-friendly innovation/in /by
On Kenya’s Lake Naivasha, water hyacinth is choking the shoreline, killing fish and livelihoods. But for engineer Joseph Nguthiru, this invasive menace became the spark for a game changing, eco-friendly innovation.
Mutharika wins with 57% as Chakwera concedes with 33% in Malawi election/in /by
Former Malawi leader Peter Mutharika was declared the winner of the presidential election on Thursday. He won the election by a significant margin, securing 57% of the votes, while the current President, Lazarus Chakwera, received 33% and conceded defeat earlier that day.
New constitution in Guinea allowing junta leader to run for president gets greenlight/in /by
In Guinea, the opposition is crying foul over a controversial constitutional referendum that could pave the way for the country’s junta leader to run for president.
Italy to send naval frigate to help Gaza aid flotilla/in /by
Italy has deployed a naval frigate to monitor a flotilla of over 50 boats attempting to deliver aid to Gaza, after reports of drone attacks on the convoy as it left Greece.
Former French President Sarkozy awaits verdict in Libya campaign finance trial/in /by
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces up to 10 years in prison if a Paris court convicts him of secretly using funds from the Libyan government of late dictator Moammar Gadhafi to finance his presidential campaign in 2007.
China hits back after Taiwan imposes chip export curbs on South Africa/in /by
China has criticized Taiwan’s decision to impose export restrictions on semiconductor products bound for South Africa, calling the move ineffective and self-damaging.
Trump’s UN visit marked by malfunctioning escalator and teleprompter/in /by
President Donald Trump’s visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York began awkwardly on Tuesday when an escalator at the UN headquarters suddenly stopped as he stepped on it.