Dissipating obsession with beggar-thy-neighbour mentality: Why China is Africa’s most willing, trusted partner
What’s unfolding here is a win-win story, as the policy creates conditions for expanding African exports to China, while at the same time enriching the supply in the Chinese market and offering consumers more diverse choices.
Infantino says FIFA is ‘in its most solid financial position ever’, hence financial award rise of World Cup by 15 per cent
The meeting also confirmed an amendment to the regulations for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States under which single yellow cards in the final competition will be cancelled after the group stage and again after the quarterfinals.
UAE exit from OPEC signals desire for autonomy in an increasingly volatile oil industry
On a larger scale, Jumaa Mohammed, a politics professor at Iraq’s Tikrit University, argues that the OPEC has increasingly struggled to balance the differing production strategies of its members.
Rwanda drafts law to ban children below 16 years from accessing social media content
Ms Ingabire said a recent study found that 30-35 per cent of pupils experience anxiety linked to digital distractions on social media platforms.
How Trump’s and Republican America is consistently churning out violent fascistic ideology of far-right
Donald Trump’s regime can give rise to a normie suspected assassin because the brutality and violence it has so wholly normalised and the impunity it has revelled in, is deranging.
Court clears former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko of money laundering allegations
A Nairobi court has acquitted former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko of money-laundering charges, marking a major relief in the long-running corruption case. The court ruled that the prosecution had failed to present sufficient evidence to sustain the money-laundering accusations against Sonko, leading to his acquittal on that count. However,...
New report reveals US health officials had better method to detect sudden deaths after Covid vaccines, but ignored it
Ana Szarfman, a then-FDA medical officer and safety data mining developer who worked in the FDA Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), tried repeatedly to get FDA officials to switch over to the improved tool.
Bitter, spicy, sour and sweet: How Africa’s flavours are conquering receptive Chinese markets
Today, Ethiopia churns out 600,000 tonnes of coffee a year. For some 25 million people – roughly a fifth of the population – it is the bedrock of their livelihood and the country’s premier export.
Kenya launches secure ID card facility to serve East African Community bloc and wider region
SecureID Group Founder and Executive Vice Chair Kofo Akinkugbe reflected on SecureID’s two-decade journey built on the conviction that Africa can build, secure and own its identity and payment infrastructure.
MCA: Political class and state are to blame for the crime wave that is ravaging Kisumu
In a rare admission, Okech acknowledged the role of leaders in perpetuating the vice and appealed to young people to resist inducements.
