With world’s highest school dropouts due to high cost of education, questions emerge whether Catholic Church should privatise its centres
The Catholic Church is the region’s largest non-governmental investor in education. Catholic schools have long been a pillar of affordable but high-quality education, especially for poor families.
Trump vows never to mend ties with Musk, warns the billionaire against funding Democrats
Musk and Trump began exchanging insults on Thursday last week, as Musk denounced Trump’s bill as a “disgusting abomination.” Musk’s opposition to the measure complicated efforts to pass the legislation in Congress, where Republicans hold only slim majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate.
‘100 per cent stupid’: Republicans hold breath as MAGA world cautiously turns on Elon Musk
While many in the broader Trump coalition appeared hesitant to commit to one side or the other, this wasn’t true of everyone as Thursday afternoon’s bevy of rude posts bled into the night.
Pakistan to Spain: Deadly journey via Africa illegal migrants travel; why smugglers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes
During the six months Iqbal and Ali were in Mauritania, smugglers moved them repeatedly, beating them to extract more money. While he managed to get some money sent from Pakistan, Iqbal did not tell his family of his dire situation.
Metrofile Group is out to sanitise pension records in Kenya to stop theft of retirees’ money – director
Speaking at the Fourth Association of Pension Trustees and Administrators of Kenya Conference in Mombasa, Metrofile Group Managing Director Jackline Mburu called on pension industry to leverage data for preservation, security and digital transformation.
Cooperatives minister directs savings societies file annual returns to weed out graft and fakes
Through enhanced sectoral integrity, the cabinet secretary said the government, through his ministry, initiated targeted governance reforms to restore public confidence, improve operational efficiency, and reinforce ethical leadership within the cooperative sector.
Costly feud: Elon Musk rants so much about government pork, but his businesses rely on state largesse
The dispute comes just a week before a planned test of Tesla’s driverless taxis in Austin, Texas, a major event for the company because sales of its EVs are lagging in many markets, and Musk needs a win.
Republicans in House, Senate on the edge over 2026 midterm elections as Trump-Musk feud
Their buddy-movie dynamic evaporated this week as Musk and Trump openly feuded over a sweeping tax-cut and spending bill that Musk blasted as likely to add significantly to the federal government’s $36.2 trillion in debt. He called for Trump’s impeachment – something the Republican-controlled Congress is unlikely to take up – and mused publicly about the creation of a new political party.
After suffering heavy losses Wagner Group leaves Mali, replaced by Russia’s Africa Corps
As Western influence in the region has waned, Russia has sought to step into the vacuum, sweeping in with offers of assistance. Moscow initially expanded its military cooperation with African nations by using the Wagner Group of mercenaries.
West African militaries reduced to sitting ducks as resurgent Islamic States attacks in northeast Nigeria take worrying trend
In January, ISWAP overran an army base in Mallam Fatori near the Niger border, seizing weapons and killing the commanding officer. Events started to accelerate in March, especially in southern Borno, with attacks in Wajiroko, Kumshe and Katafila, among others.
