Donald Trump Wins 2024 US Elections as Republicans Win Senate Majority
Former President and Republican candidate Donald J Trump has won the presidential elections, beating Vice President Kamala Harris and staging a historic comeback after losing the controversial 2020 elections. This [...]
End of an Era as Botswana's Ruling Party Loses Power After 58 Years
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has governed the country since independence in 1966, has lost elections in a shock defeat that will reshape the southern African country as an [...]
Africa Calls for US$ 120bn Development Fund, Reforms in Global Financial Structures
Africa is pushing for an additional US$15bn in funding for the International Development Association, after The World Bank and its donors said they would replenish the IDA with US$105 billion, [...]China, AU, SADC Call for an End to Sanctions on Zimbabwe on Anti Sanctions Day
China, the African Union, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have supported Zimbabwe's call for an end to sanctions, which they say have stifled the country's, and the region's, [...]
Ruling Party Candidate Daniel Chapo Wins Mozambique Elections
Ruling party Frelimo's candidate Daniel Chapo will be Mozambique's next president after winning 71% of the recently concluded elections. Chapo's elections highlights Mozambique's shifting political dynamics, with Renamo, which was [...]Somalia Wants Ethiopia Out of Next Peacekeeping Force
Mogadishu has reiterated its call for Ethiopia to not participate in the next phase of peacekeeping in Somalia, as the brewing conflict between the two neighbours escalates. Ethiopia's recent unilateral [...]UN Secretary-General Advocates for Permanent Seats for Africa
António Guterres, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, has reiterated his call for reforms to the global institution he leads, including the lasting issue of permanent seats in the UN Security [...]Gov't Budgets KShs. 100mn to Get Kenyans Out of Lebanon
As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, the government has said that it has budgeted KShs. 100mn and planned logistics through the Kenyan Embassy in Kuwait to get citizens [...]US President Biden Postpones Angola Trip
US President Joe Biden has postponed his planned visit to Angola, which would have been his first and last trip to the continent. In a statement, White House said that [...]European Union Extends Sudan Sanctions to 2025
The Council of the European Union has voted to extend the sanctions on six Sudanese nationals and nine entities until October 2025, the regional decision making body said in a [...]Oil Prices Surge on Mounting Geopolitical Tensions
Oil prices surged by 9.1% last week, the biggest increase in a week since March 2023 following escalation of tensions in the Middle East that have spurred jitters of looming [...]Ethiopia Replaces President Sahle-Work Zewde with Foreign Minister Taye Astike
Ethiopia has replaced Africa's second most-populous first female President Sahle-Work Zewde with the country's foreign minister Taye Astike Selassie, 68. Ethiopia is in an economic crisis with multiple internal crisis, [...]
