THE newly elected Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, has been officially sworn in, putting him in a position to battle tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump that could devastate Canada’s trade-dependent economy. Carney took the oath of…
RUSSIAN air defences on Friday repelled an attack by four drones flying towards Moscow, with no injuries reported in the capital or in an earlier attack on an oil complex in one of Russia’s southern regions. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin,…
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has expressed gratitude to world leaders, including United States President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, for their endeavours to address the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Speaking at…
AFRICA’S economic growth is projected to bounce back over the next two years, with gross domestic product (GDP) expected to rise by 3.8 percent in 2025 and 4.1 percent in 2026. This is according to the latest report released by…
AS Kenya grapples with a surge in deadly protests and alarming reports of police abductions, one voice has emerged at the forefront of the fight for justice and accountability. Faith Odhiambo, the newly elected President of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), is…
THE Pan-African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS), a key player in the continent’s financial integration, is preparing to launch a pilot of its African currency market platform later this year. The move is aimed at simplifying cross-border transactions and boosting intra-African…
THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially activated its regional standby force in a renewed effort to tackle terrorism and cross-border crimes in West Africa. However, security analysts remain cautious about the force’s potential effectiveness, especially after the recent…
A UNITED Nations judge and Ugandan High Court justice, Lydia Mugambe, has been found guilty of multiple modern slavery offences in the United Kingdom. The verdict was delivered on Thursday at Oxford Crown Court, where Mugambe was convicted of forcing…
NIGERIA’S Lagos State has strengthened its position as one of Africa’s most dynamic economies, with its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) hitting an impressive $259.75bn in 2023, measured by purchasing power parity (PPP). This achievement ranks Lagos as the second-largest city economy on…
THE trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is being viewed as a pivotal moment for global justice and a powerful statement on accountability. For many in Africa, the case offers renewed hope that international law…
