Politics
IMF Pledges Continuous ‘Support’ To Kenya Despite Anti-Finance Bill Protests
The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, has pledged to continue working in close support of Kenya following discontent over Kenya’s government attempts to...
Kenya’s Ruto Declines To Sign Contentious Finance Bill, Returns It To Parliaments
Kenya’s President William Ruto has declined to assent to the contentious Finance Bill that has led to the death of over 23 anti-tax...
Abia State Set To Pay Salaries Owed To State Workers
Abia State Government has said it would pay salaries owed to state universities’ workers in batches. As disclosed during a press conference on...
Despite Takeover By Local Firm, Poor Sales Force Shoprite To Shut Down Operations In Abuja
Shoprite has announced the closure of one of its business outlets in Abuja, citing economic decline as the reason for the closure. This...
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance Demands Most Major Portfolios In Government Of National Unity
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) party, which represents settler-colonial interests, has demanded control of all ministries that run the affairs of the South...
Ukraine Suffers Widespread Blackouts As Russia Attacks Energy Grid
Ukrainians are suffering from widespread power outages as Russia’s recent missile attack hits the country’s energy infrastructure. Recall that Russia recently intensified its...
Mali’s Goita Accuses France Of Printing Counterfeit CFA Francs In Repeat Of 1960 ‘Operation Persil’
Mali’s transitional President, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has accused the French government of attempting to destabilise the country’s economy by injecting counterfeit CFA franc...
Israeli Defence Minister Runs To U.S. For ‘Critical’ Talks As Gaza-Lebanon Conflict Heightens
Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant has flown to meet top Biden administration officials in Washington on what he described as ‘critical’ talks concerning...
Kenyans Question U.S. Delegations’ Presence In Parliament During Finance Bill Debate
Kenyans are questioning a group of 10 U.S. Congressional delegations, who, on Thursday, were sighted inside Kenya’s National Assembly Gallery as Members of...
China Sanctions US-owned Lockheed Over Arms Sales To Taiwan
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has sanctioned a US-owned company which deals in arms manufacturing and sales, Lockheed Martin, for selling weapons...
‘7 Days of Rage’: Kenya’s Gen Z Protesters Declare #TotalShutDown Over Tax Hikes
Kenya’s Generation Z has declared a week-long protest to express their undying determination to oppose the Finance Bill 2024 despite passing its second...
Kenyan Police Release Journalist Arrested for Sharing Senator Orwoba’s Number on X
The Kamkunji Police Division in Kenya has released a Nairobi-based journalist, Edgar Wabwire, who was arrested for reposting the number of a House...