ECOWAS is accelerating efforts to launch a long-delayed regional counter-terrorism force as extremist violence surges across parts of West Africa. The regional bloc says preparations are now ‘in full gear’, with troop contributions expected and funding talks underway. The update…
AFRICA’S drive to modernise identity systems is gaining serious traction, with five countries reporting substantial progress despite persistent challenges. The updates came on Day 1 of ID4Africa 2025, taking place from May 20 to 23 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where ID…
At least 93 people have been killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in less than 24 hours, despite mounting international pressure, said the health Ministry in Gaza the UN considers credible. Earlier on Wednesday, Netanyahu said that Israel will…
UNITED States singer Chris Brown has been granted bail by a court in London, the United Kingdom, over a charge of serious assault. Brown was granted bail on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, after he promised to pay a 5…
A CONTROVERSIAL bill introduced by Republican lawmakers in the United States is sending shockwaves through Africa’s burgeoning fintech ecosystem. The legislation, which seeks to impose a 5 percent tax on money transfers sent by non-citizens, could severely disrupt the remittance channels that serve as…
KENYA has publicly admitted that it played a role in the controversial abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye on its soil last year, marking a sharp U-turn in its previous denials. The development came as Besigye, a prominent critic of Ugandan…
TENSIONS erupted during a White House meeting on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with incendiary claims about violence against white farmers, in a moment that underscored deepening diplomatic strains between the two…
NAMIBIAN authorities have arrested a British national on suspicion of sexually abusing minors from the San indigenous community and taking nude photographs of them while travelling in the country. The man, identified as 65-year-old Douglas Robert Brook, faces 38 charges including…
THE President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has warned that sweeping new US tariffs could cause severe economic disruption across Africa, devaluing currencies, driving inflation, and deepening debt in nearly every part of the continent. In an exclusive…
NO fewer than 20 people have been killed, including several children, since early Wednesday morning in the Gaza Strip in renewed Israeli attacks, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. WAFA citing Gaza medical sources also reported that there were…
