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Pezeshkian Urges BRICS To Reduce Reliance On US Dollar

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on BRICS member states to accelerate the use of national currencies in international trade, arguing that greater financial diversification would help protect member economies from sanctions, political pressure and disruptions to global trade. Speaking at the
September 12, 2026

Mudavadi Denies Ruto Family Profiting From Labour Program

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, [Musalia Mudavadi], has strongly dismissed claims that President William Ruto’s family benefits financially from the government’s labour export scheme to Saudi Arabia. Speaking before Parliament on Wednesday, Mudavadi addressed allegations stemming from a report
November 20, 2025

CAF Awards Night Crowns Africa’s Outstanding Performers

Achraf Hakimi has officially been crowned the 2025 CAF Player of the Year, capping off a remarkable season that positioned him among the world’s elite. The Moroccan defender outperformed prominent African football icons Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen after a history-making campaign
November 20, 2025

AU Board Sets New Agenda Against Corruption

Members of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) have begun a six-day strategy retreat in Arusha, gathering to reassess how the continent can confront corruption at a time when financial losses continue to rise sharply. According to new estimates, Africa
November 20, 2025

Africa Grapples with Deadliest Cholera Wave in Decades

Across Africa, health officials are sounding the alarm: the continent is currently in the grip of its worst cholera epidemic in 25 years, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). This outbreak is proving to be one of
November 18, 2025

Congo, M23 Move Toward New Peace Path

A renewed sense of cautious hope is emerging in Central Africa after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel movement signed a fresh framework agreement in Qatar, aimed at easing one of the region’s most protracted conflicts. The
November 18, 2025

Bangladesh Court Sentences Ex-Leader Hasina to Death

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death after a tribunal found her guilty of authorising a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising that convulsed the country last year. The verdict, delivered in a tightly secured courtroom in Dhaka,
November 18, 2025

Commonwealth Deploys Chakwera for Tanzania Dialogue

The Commonwealth has appointed former Malawi president Dr Lazarus Chakwera as its Special Envoy to Tanzania, assigning him the task of helping ease political tension and supporting the start of a national dialogue after the country’s disputed electoral period. Announced by Commonwealth
November 18, 2025

Pope Urges leaders To listen To the poor.

Pope Leo XIV has called on global leaders to pay attention to the voices of the poor, emphasizing that true peace cannot exist without justice. In a message shared on social media on November 16, 2025, the Pope urged presidents and heads of
November 17, 2025
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