HUNDREDS of international students studying in the United States have been told to leave the country after their F-1 student visas were revoked. The move, reportedly linked to campus activism, has led to widespread concern, with some students being targeted…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing the most serious political challenge to his leadership since seizing power in a 2017 coup, with growing unrest within his ruling ZANU-PF party, a struggling economy, and mounting public frustration. As reported by AFP, a faction within…
FORMER French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing a potential seven-year prison sentence as financial prosecutors accuse him of illegally financing his 2007 election campaign with funds allegedly supplied by the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. As reported by The Associated Press (AP), the high-profile trial,…
DIGITAL momentum across Africa is accelerating, and by 2030, the continent’s digital payments market is expected to soar to $1.5 trillion, according to a Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics. This forecast highlights a fundamental shift underway in how Africans move money,…
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the creation of a major new fund to combat hunger and malnutrition among school-age children across Africa. Known as the End School-Age Hunger Fund (ESAH), the initiative is designed to scale up school meal programmes, improve…
ELECTRIC air taxis could soon be flying over African skies, as Ethiopian Airlines teams up with US-based Archer Aviation to launch an all-electric urban air mobility network. The agreement makes Ethiopian the second customer in Archer’s ‘Launch Edition’ programme, unveiled in February 2025, as…
GERMANY has said it “will not give in” and that Europe must “respond firmly” as US President Donald Trump targets imported cars and car parts with a 25% tax in his latest tariffs. Other major world economies have vowed…
IN today’s fast-evolving digital era, African governments are increasingly embracing innovative approaches to fuel revenue growth and enhance service delivery. Across the continent, digital transformation is no longer a futuristic concept but a present-day priority reshaping how governments operate. From…
AFRICA’S youth are rising to protest the failure of governance, and this trend is increasing across the continent. Youth-led protests are emerging in response to the persistence of corruption, high living costs, and inadequate access to health-care, housing, and infrastructure…
INVESTIGATIVE journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas says he remains optimistic about receiving the $18 million in damages awarded to him by a US court after a defamation case against Ghanaian ex-MP Kennedy Agyapong. But more important than the money, he says, is the…
