Politics
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COP27: Egypt & UAE agree to build one of world’s biggest wind farms
The presidents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt witnessed the signing of an agreement on Tuesday, November 8,…
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Five key points from Ethiopia-Tigray peace deal to end two-year war
The Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on Tuesday, November 4, agreed to a “permanent cessation of hostilities”…
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Lesotho’s new Prime Minister, Sam Matekane is a diamond magnate
Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane, a former businessman turned politician, was sworn in as Lesotho’s new prime minister on Friday, October 28.…
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Inflation: Ghana’s ruling party lawmakers demand dismissal of finance minister
Ghana’s ruling party lawmakers today has called for the sacking of the country’s finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta, adding pressure on…
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Aljazeera: Revisiting the hidden U.S. war in Somalia
The United States redeployed its ground troops in small numbers to Somalia in May 2022, but its air war has…
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Show proof of debt sustainability — IMF tells Ghana
The Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Abebe Aemro Selassie, has urged Ghana to show…
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Britain’s Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng sacked after mini-budget turmoil
Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked as Chancellor of the Exchequer three weeks after his mini-budget unleashed chaos on the economy.…
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Mixed feelings among some in Africa for Queen Elizabeth II
Originally published on Reuters by Tim Cocks and Ayenat Mersie As condolences poured in from around the world after Queen…
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‘The Crown kept quiet’: UK’s broken land promises in Zimbabwe
Originally published on Aljazeera by Chris Muronzi Some Zimbabweans criticise the late monarch for failing to ‘promote the interests of…
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Kwasi Kwarteng’s mother, Charlotte faced racial prejudice to become a barrister
Charlotte Boaitey-Kwarteng, mother of Kwasi Kwarteng, United Kingdom’s new Chancellor of the Exchequer, reportedly faced racial prejudice advancing up her career…
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