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Burundians in Kenya Rush to Leave After Ruto Orders Foreign-Owned Small Businesses Closed
Hundreds of Burundians living in Kenya queued outside their embassy in Nairobi on Monday. They seek travel documents to leave...
UN Set to Consider New World Map Showing Africa’s True Scale
The United Nations is set to consider a proposal for a new world map that more accurately represents the geographical...
Ghana Armed Forces Near Finish Line as ‘Race to Sawua’ Enters Final 6 Kilometres
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have moved closer to the completion of a major engineering operation dubbed the “Race to...
Uber Pulls Out of Nigeria After 12 Years: What Really Drove the Shock Exit?
Global ride-hailing giant Uber is pulling the plug on its operations in Nigeria and Uganda, with the withdrawal taking effect...
“YOUR MONEY, YOUR CHOICE—BUT DON’T PUT YOUR FINGER IN MY EYES”: KAGAME’S BLUNT MESSAGE TO DONORS
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has delivered a characteristically direct message to international donors: Rwanda appreciates development assistance, but accepting financial...
Subsidy Is Gone Or Is It? Atiku’s 2027 Promise and Nigeria’s Next Economic Battle
“Subsidy is gone.” Those words from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his inauguration on May 29, 2023, carved a course...
Kofi Annan Remembered: Eight Years On, His Legacy Lives On
Tuesday, August 18, 2026, marks eight years since the passing of Kofi Atta Annan, Ghana’s distinguished diplomat and the seventh...
Osun 2026: What Adeleke’s Victory Means for APC, INEC and the 2027 Elections — SECRA Executive Director Emmanuel Aiyedun Speaks
The outcome of the 2026 Osun State governorship election has continued to generate political debate, particularly over Governor Ademola Adeleke’s...
From Asaba to Addis: PLO Lumumba’s Call for a More Integrated African Economy
Africa has no shortage of resources, people, markets or ambition, yet one of the continent’s greatest contradictions is that these...
Africa’s Resource Curse: Rich in Resources, Poor in Value
Africa is not poor because it lacks resources. It is poor because it has struggled to turn resource wealth into...
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