KENYAN police have arrested over 270 individuals, alleging they posed as protesters and engaged in criminal activities during anti-government rallies. Human rights organisations have condemned this as ‘excessive repression.’ After two weeks of protests against a new tax law, dozens…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered final forfeiture of at least 20 property linked to the convicted former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a judgment, held that…
BOTSWANA’S President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi emphasised the need for accelerated progress on the Trans-Kalahari Railway project, connecting Botswana to Namibia, during his official visit to Namibia. Speaking in Swakopmund alongside Namibian counterpart Nangolo Mbumba, Masisi expressed frustration over the decade-long…
KENYAN President William Ruto announced on Friday a mix of spending cuts and additional borrowing to address a nearly $2.7bn budget shortfall. This financial gap resulted from the withdrawal of planned tax hikes amid nationwide protests. Ruto’s decision to scrap…
A TANZANIAN portrait artist, Shadrack Chaula, has been sentenced to two years in prison or a fine of $2,000 after being found guilty of cybercrimes. Chaula, 24, was accused of burning a photo of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and verbally…
IN a significant move to bolster technological advancement, TAJ Integrated Projects Limited, led by David Nnamdi Onyeh from southern Nigeria, has donated state-of-the-art IT facilities worth 15 million naira (about $9,600) to the Borno State Information and Communication Technology Development…
IN May, global air cargo demand experienced a significant surge, with Africa leading the growth, driven by trade expansion and booming e-commerce. This development highlights the region’s increasing role in international trade and economic activities. Willie Walsh, IATA’s director general,…
A LARGE clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide…
THE Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 Nigeria election, Peter Obi has congratulated the United Kingdom Labour Party and their leader Keir Starmer for recording a historic victory in Thursday’s election in that country. Reacting to the victory in…
NIGERIA has won the bid to host the headquarters of the $5 billion African Energy Bank, after a keenly contested bid with five other countries, including Ghana, Benin Republic, Algeria, South Africa, and Cote d’Ivoire. The African Energy Bank would…
