KENYA’S Ruth Chepngetich made history on Sunday by breaking the women’s marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon. The 30-year-old clocked an astonishing time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 57 seconds, shattering the previous record by almost two minutes.…
COTE d’Ivoire and Ghana have agreed to deepen their collaboration in the cultivation, processing, and marketing of cocoa and cashew nuts, both critical products for their agricultural economies. This agreement was reached during the first summit of the ‘Strategic Partnership…
THE African Union, alongside a coalition of 104 UN member states, has strongly condemned Israel’s decision to declare UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as ‘persona non grata.’ This controversial move prevents Guterres from entering Israel, following his call for an immediate…
ACTRESS Lupita Nyong’o has openly condemned the Kenyan government for its heavy-handed response to mass protests against controversial tax measures, which erupted in June. The demonstrations, triggered by widespread discontent over new tax policies, have been met with a forceful…
KENYA and Haiti have called on international partners to honour their commitments to the UN-backed peacekeeping mission in Haiti, warning that the mission is facing a resource shortage, with its budget set to run out by March 2025. The mission, which…
GUINEA’S military junta leader, General Mamady Doumbouya, has issued a travel ban on government ministers, forbidding any overseas trips without his explicit permission. The order, which came into effect immediately on Thursday, also recalls all ministers currently abroad, instructing them…
THE Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved to lower the IMF’s borrowing costs for members by 36 per cent, or about 1.2 billion dollars annually. A statement, issued by the IMF Press Centre, said this was…
THE military government of Niger has revoked the citizenship of nine close associates of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum, accusing them of serious offences that threaten national security. Among those stripped of their Nigerien nationality is Rhissa Ag Boula, a former…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has departed the United Kingdom for Paris, France, where he is set to attend an undisclosed “important engagement.” This was disclosed by his Senior Special Assistant on Political Matters, Ibrahim Kabir Masari, through a post on his…
FORMER President Bill Clinton will hit the trail this weekend to begin what is expected to be a very targeted push across battleground states through Election Day, three sources familiar with his plans told CNN. The former president will seek…
