JACKSON CHEN A US-backed investment consortium has emerged as the preferred partner for one of the world’s largest undeveloped nickel projects. Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM), which is developing the Kabanga Nickel Project in Tanzania, has selected Orion CMC as its preferred investment partner, according to Bloomberg. The report follows comments by Lifezone CEO Chris Showalter during […]
Aug 9 2026 | Posted in
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CECILIA AKOKO ATTIOGBE ATAYI INTERPOL announced on Monday, August 3 that it has released a new report entitled “African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026,” which reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) now drives over 55 percent of cybercrime across Africa, with financial losses doubling to $484 million since 2024. In commenting on the significance of the report, […]
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MARTINA SCHWIKOWSKI A new wave of African withdrawals has swept through the International Criminal Court. Chad turned its back on the court after three junta-led states in the Sahel exited. But most African countries still trust The Hague. The establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2002 was seen as a breakthrough in the […]
Aug 9 2026 | Posted in
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Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search. ADEEL HASSAN It sounds like something James Bond would use: a gadget that self-destructs if it falls into the wrong hands. But it’s actually an open-source operating system that […]
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SECHABA MOKHETHI Goods made in Lesotho will once again enter the United States duty-free after Washington’s tariffs expired on 29 July. It comes as a relief to the country’s export-dependent garment industry and thousands of workers whose jobs were threatened. The restoration of duty-free access follows the expiry on 29 July of 122 tariffs that […]
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A Journey of Faith, Dreams, and Unshakable Determination PROF. AKWASI AFRIYIE ACHAMPONG In the autumn of 1984, a young man stands in a ticket office in Accra with forty dollars in his pocket, a visa about to expire, and three weeks to cross an ocean. The fare to London has climbed from six thousand cedis […]
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Following the ruling, Rastafarians gathered at Freedom Corner, where they smoked marijuana in protest EVELYNE MUSAMBI A court in Kenya has dismissed a petition seeking to legalize the use of cannabis by Rastafarians. Justice Bahati Mwamuye said Kenya’s laws prohibiting the cultivation and use of marijuana do not violate Rastafarians’ right to freedom of religion. […]
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After escaping war and atrocities, families now battle water shortages and fading hopes of returning home. GORDON COLE-SCHMIDT The water tanks had been bone dry for four days when a water truck crested the ridge above Goudrane refugee camp in eastern Chad, home to about 50,000 Sudanese refugees. Hundreds sprinted across the burning sand towards […]
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In El Obeid, women and girls now face an impossible choice over something as basic as a bucket of water: risk a drone strike by collecting it in daylight, or risk rape by waiting until dark. Gender equality agency UN Women sounded the alarm this week over what it called a “dual terror” gripping the […]
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Transportation infrastructure is among the very few indices that serve as the bedrock of national development in a given nation. Traffic delays not only compromise productivity of a nation but also have the potential to create health hazards through vehicular fuel emissions, especially for the young and the elderly. Efficient roadway infrastructure is therefore an […]
Aug 8 2026 | Posted in
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