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Africa Pushes For Greater Control Of Critical Minerals

African countries are stepping up efforts to gain greater control over the continent’s critical mineral resources as global demand for minerals such as cobalt, lithium, copper, manganese and graphite continues to rise. Africa holds about 30% of the world’s critical mineral reserves,

August 19, 2026

Business·World

Kenya lost 4.2bn shillings to Telegram shutdown in 2023

Telegram, a widely used social media platform in Kenya, faced an unexplained disruption coinciding with the country’s college entrance examinations. Speculations arose regarding the motive behind the outage, with some suggesting a connection to preventing examination malpractice, given that the app remained

January 17, 2024

World

2 killed and 77 injured in a massive blast in southern Nigeria

Two people died and 77 others were injured after a massive blast rocked more than a dozen buildings in one of Nigeria’s largest cities Tuesday night, the governor said Wednesday, as rescue workers dug through the rubble in search of those feared

January 17, 2024

Politics·Swahili News·World

Comoros President Azali Assoumani wins fourth term in disputed poll

Comoros President Azali Assoumani has been re-elected for a fourth term in a poll disputed by the opposition as “fraudulent”. He secured the win with 63% of the vote, the electoral body Ceni said. Opposition candidates in the Indian Ocean archipelago alleged

January 17, 2024

World

Somalia’s PM warns Ethiopia against intervening in his country’s territories

Somalia’s prime minister warned Ethiopia not to intervene in Somali territories. Hamza Abdi Barre emphasized that a sea access agreement signed earlier this month between Ethiopia and Somaliland is void. He stressed that if Ethiopia intervenes in Somali territories, it must bear

January 16, 2024

Business·World

Niger Prime-Minister in Moscow to deepen military and economic ties

Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine is in Russia’s capital Moscow for talks aimed at deepening economic and military ties between the two countries. He is accompanied by Defence Minister Salihou Mody as well as Niger’s ministers of petroleum and trade.

January 16, 2024

Opinion·World

The “New world Order”…is Russia slowly emerging global Giant?

Since 2017, the world has been living through a period of progressive erosion, or collapse, of international orders inherited from the past. With the election of Donald Trump, to Joe Biden finally becoming President after two unsuccessful attempts and the rapid increase

January 16, 2024

World

Chief justice seeks talks with Ruto over threats on judges

Kenya’s Chief Justice Martha Koome says the judiciary has written to President William Ruto seeking to address concerns he raised against some judges. President Ruto has in recent days mounted a war against the judiciary, accusing some unnamed “corrupt” judges of working

January 16, 2024

Business·World

Nigeria’s inflation jumps to 27-year high

Inflation in Nigeria has risen to its highest rate in more than 27 years. The National Bureau of Statistics said the rate that prices were increasing over the year was up for the 12th straight month. On average, the price of goods

January 16, 2024

Politics·World

Liberia’s outgoing President won’t run again for president

Liberia’s outgoing President George Weah has said he has no plans of seeking re-election in 2029 after his defeat in recent elections. Weah, a former international footballer, was elected in 2017 but lost in November polls to Joseph Boakai, who is due

January 16, 2024

Sports·World

Senegal wins AFCON opening Against Gambia

Holders Senegal began their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with victory over 10-man underdogs The Gambia. Pape Gueye gave the Teranga Lions the ideal start, collecting Sadio Mane’s pass to fire in a fourth-minute opener from inside the penalty area. Cardiff

January 15, 2024

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