Africa takes GDP recalculation campaign to G20 summits, but scepticism abounds

Africa takes GDP recalculation campaign to G20 summits, but scepticism abounds

African nations often have lower credit ratings and face high lending costs because of their perceived riskiness. For example, Nigeria and Kenya issued dollar bonds with interest rates of 10 per cent last year, compared with below 5 per cent rates for advanced economies like the United States.

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How Trump’s ‘America First’ has hit HIV/Aids programmes in Africa after US aid freeze

How Trump’s ‘America First’ has hit HIV/Aids programmes in Africa after US aid freeze

More than 8 million in South Africa live with HIV, and authorities say PEPFAR helps provide life-saving antiretroviral treatment to 5.5 million people every day.

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Intriguing revelations by retired Kenya government chemist detail how ministers Ouko, Saitoti, Ojode, Mutula Kilonzo and Raila’s Fidel were assassinated by state 

Intriguing revelations by retired Kenya government chemist detail how ministers Ouko, Saitoti, Ojode, Mutula Kilonzo and Raila’s Fidel were assassinated by state 

The retired government chemist also led the forensic team that investigated ODM party leader Raila Odinga’s son, Fidel Castro Odinga’s death in 2015. He was the lead forensic investigator of the death of former Vice-President George Muthengi Saitoti and assistant minister Joshua Orwa Ojode in 2012.

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Suspected al Shabaab gunmen abduct five chiefs in northeast Kenya days before president’s visit

Suspected al Shabaab gunmen abduct five chiefs in northeast Kenya days before president’s visit

The al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab has been fighting for years in Somalia to topple the central government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

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Why false and empty promises are likely remain the currency that drives Uganda’s politics and governance

Why false and empty promises are likely remain the currency that drives Uganda’s politics and governance

False promises in governance are an aspect of bad governance since we cannot build meaningful and effective leadership, governance, equity, equality and justice, nor sustain patriotism in the country in the long term. Patriotic people are not made through a chain of false or empty promises, especially when  some sections of the population actually get promises fulfilled discriminatively at the expense of others.

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Staying humble: Arsenal thumping of Man City 5-1 only helped expose need for Gunners to sign a clinical striker

Staying humble: Arsenal thumping of Man City 5-1 only helped expose need for Gunners to sign a clinical striker

In some respects, this Havertz performance demonstrated the complexity of Arsenal’s striker situation. The biggest talking point of the first half, aside from Odegaard’s early goal, was the chance to make it 2-0 that Havertz spurned. Arsenal could have a more clinical No 9. It’s remarkable that, in Havertz and Gabriel Jesus, they have ended up with two centre-forwards who share a common and crucial weakness: finishing. With Jesus now sidelined, Arsenal have spent much of the winter window chasing a new centre-forward.

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Trump administration wants FBI workers to explain their role in January 6 US Capitol attack

Trump administration wants FBI workers to explain their role in January 6 US Capitol attack

Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll, in an email to staff on Friday announcing details about the order from the Bove, said the request “encompasses thousands of employees across the country who have supported these investigative efforts.”

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Kenya announces plan to spend $278m to connect one million households to national grid

Kenya announces plan to spend $278m to connect one million households to national grid

The project will be undertaken by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company and the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation and is targeting 10,903 beneficiaries.

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