IN a dramatic turn of events, former Gabonese President Ali Bongo and two of his sons, Jalil and Bilal, have embarked on a hunger strike to protest against what their family’s lawyers describe as ‘acts of torture and barbarity’ inflicted…
RUSSIA air defences have shot down 10 U.S.-made ATACMS missiles over the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea overnight, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday morning. It was not possible to independently verify the claim. The Defence Ministry…
SLOVAK Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said. Slovak media said the shooter was a 71-year-old man but the motive was not immediately clear.…
THE United States embassy in Tanzania has announced a temporary closure for two days in response to an internet outage impacting several East African countries. In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, the embassy cited ‘degraded network service nationwide’ as the…
IN a groundbreaking initiative ahead of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, the Global LPG Partnership (GLPGP) and the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) have unveiled plans to establish a $1bn fund dedicated to expanding…
LAWMAKERS narrowly voted to alter regulations, potentially preventing UK MPs accused of serious sexual or violent crimes from entering parliament. Parliament narrowly decided, with just one vote in favor, that MPs arrested on such charges should undergo a risk assessment, possibly…
IN a landmark ruling, the Press Council of South Africa ruled that Die Vrye Weekblad, a South African online publication, breached various clauses of the Press Code that governs South African media in its reporting on the African Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia,…
PROFESSOR Wole Soyinka, the celebrated Nigerian poet, playwright, and Nobel Laureate, has been a guiding force in shaping the cultural and intellectual landscape of Nigeria and beyond. As he celebrates his 90th birthday, it is fitting to reflect on his…
IN response to the right-wing British newspaper The Telegraph’s recent critique of the Asante King’s decision to retain looted artefacts returned to the kingdom, Akyaaba Addai-Sebo offers a compelling rebuttal, shedding light on historical injustices and the imperative for restitution. Addai-Sebo, founder of UK’s Black…
A ROBUST outlook for Africa’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry emerged during the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris, shedding light on the continent’s potential as a global LNG exporter amidst rising production capacities. Africa’s LNG export capacity is…
