Kenyans will have to contend with more waiting before knowing whether or not former Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua will be a presidential candidate next year. A three-judge bench on June 8 upheld the 2024 impeachment of Gachagua, which effectively kills his…
South Africa laying a red carpet for a sub-Saharan Africa president, at a time its citizens are hunting down black immigrants like prey, must surely pass for one of the greatest contradictions of modern times. Kenya’s President William Ruto, aboard a chartered…
Mohamud Mohamed Mohamud is a Somali politician, British citizen, and the leader of the Somali Welfare Party. He has campaigned as a presidential candidate for the Federal Republic of Somalia. He serves as the Chairman and foundational leader of the Somali Welfare…
The accusation of Kenya’s President William Ruto’s involvement in the war in Sudan refuses to go away, with a former United Nations official, Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, being among the latest to join the fray. Featuring on the popular Citizen Television’s JK Live…
What does the return of Xenophobia in South Africa portend for the new desire to embrace Pan-Africanism inspired by the Sahel countries? When South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December 2023 over genocide against the Palestinians…
Denmark’s LEGO Foundation and its partner Co-Impact Launch have a $30 Million Partnership to enable 2.5 million conflict-affected children in Kenya and Nigeria to learn peacefully. The partnership will provide long-term, multi-year funding to locally rooted and refugee-led organisations supporting public systems…
Uganda and the Democratic Republic are looking to strenghten their cooperation with the signing of six new bilateral agreements on Monday. Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi travelled to Kampala for the 9th session of the two countries’ Joint Standing Committee, ahead of his…
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Monday announced new partnerships in arts and sports and emphasized the need to leverage Africa’s human capital abundance and France’s technological advancement to grow economies. The two presidents met young people…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Monday that he will not resign from his position despite the establishment of an impeachment committee to reinvestigate allegations that he committed serious misconduct by hiding the theft of more than half a million dollars in…
The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures. “The continued repression and restrictions on civic space by the Tunisian authorities undermine the rights of people protected under the…
