Citing police and military sources, widely read newspaper says abducted Tanzanian former envoy Humphrey Polepole was assassinated
Scores of high profile personalities and frustrated youth that have been exerting pressure on governments in eastern Africa to institute economic, political and democratic reforms have become targets of abduction and disappearances as governments in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda resort to repressive tactics to hold onto power.
Burkina Faso terms Trump deportations of Africans as ‘indecent, totally contrary to the value of dignity’
Human Rights Watch said last month the Trump administration offered financial incentives to some African countries to accept deportees. The rights group said it reviewed written agreements showing Eswatini will receive $5.1 million in US funding for migration and border management while Rwanda will receive $7.5 million.
While farming community is the most studied population in Kenya, new evidence now links climate change to mental health
Elizabeth Amina Kadenge is a 41-year-old farmer and mother of four in Kaloleni. At the time of the study, her maize harvest had been wiped out by drought. This year, it was wiped out again – by too much rain.
Garbage science: ‘Claims Covid vaccines saved millions lends credence to fears that peer review is corrupted’
In their paper, Rancourt and Hickey examined the counterfactual models and the claims those models made about deaths averted over time. They discovered that the models display large peaks in lives saved immediately after the vaccine and booster rollouts.
Moroccan Gen Z 212 return to streets to force Mohammed VI to sack cabinet, expand reforms
In Morocco, people born between 1995 and 2010, referred to as Gen Z, make up the largest share of the population. Around 25 per cent of them are not employed or in school or training, according to official data.
Pressure piles on President Rajoelina to quit as Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters clash with police
Madagascar, a large island of around 31 million people off the east coast of Africa with a history of political crises, has seen several leaders forced out in uprisings since it gained independence from France in 1960.
Visa barriers set for ouster after African trade bloc Comesa launches digital payments system
The initiative seeks to assist medium, small and micro enterprises, who account for 80 per cent of business and 60 per cent of employment in member states, but have to deal with “cumbersome, insecure and expensive” cross-border payments systems, he said.
Sissi invites Trump to visit Egypt to witness Israel-Hamas deal signing ‘in a ceremony befitting the occasion’
In Israel’s ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and nearly 170,000 wounded during the war, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half of the deaths were women and children.
Kenya roots for Comesa economic and currency integration, says wars slowing down growth
According to Mudavadi, unlocking the estimated $2.1 trillion of assets under management of African pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds, will be critical to mobilizing resources for the continent’s transformation and sustainable development.
Cameroon’s Paul Biya seeks eighth term in power as youth vow to give the election a wide berth
Cameroon faces escalating security crises. In the western region, a secession fight has long brewed mainly among English-speaking citizens who claim they are marginalised by the French-speaking majority. In the north, the Boko Haram insurgency spills over from neighbouring Nigeria, with armed groups routinely attacking border towns.
