FAROUK CHOTHIA A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso’s military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skillfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the clutches of Western imperialism and neo-colonialism. His message has resonated across Africa and beyond, with his admirers seeing him as following in the […]
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SHERMAIN BIQUE-CHARLES The Air Services Agreement between the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the Republic of Rwanda was ratified in Parliament on Monday May 19. The bilateral agreement which is governed by international law was signed on 23rd June 2022 in Rwanda but was brought before the Lower House for ratification as a treaty […]
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Kenyan authorities have admitted to cooperating in the kidnapping of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye – who is now on trial for treason in his home country – on its territory last year. Besigye, 68, who appeared in court for the latest hearing of his treason trial on Wednesday, May 21, was abducted by armed […]
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Thousands of South Sudanese refugees face worsening health conditions in Ethiopia as cholera spreads and conflict escalates. An international medical charity has warned of a looming “health catastrophe” among South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia, citing surging cholera cases and widespread malnutrition in overcrowded camps near the border. In a statement issued Friday, My 23, Doctors […]
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Emmanuel Macron said he wants to seek “forgiveness” for France’s colonization of Madagascar, starting with the return of looted cultural artefacts. During his two-day visit, the French president also announced plans to step up economic ties, including investment in a major hydroelectric dam project. “Our presence here is not innocent, and our history has been […]
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Recent aggression against the Sahel countries saw thousands across Africa rally in solidarity with Burkina Faso and Captain Ibrahim Traoré, denouncing foreign interference and imperialist destabilization. NICHOLAS MWANGI Thousands of Africans across the continent rallied today under the unified call of “Hands Off the AES!” to express their solidarity with Burkina Faso and its revolutionary […]
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JAMES INGHAM A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months for forcing a woman to work as a domestic slave. Lydia Mugambe, 50, was studying for a PhD in law at the University of Oxford when police discovered she had a young Ugandan woman at her home carrying out unpaid […]
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Discussions with the Central African country come as the Trump administration looks for more countries willing to accept deportees as part of a sweeping crackdown. ABDI LATIF DAHIR Rwanda is in talks with the Trump administration to take in migrants deported from the United States, the central African nation’s foreign minister said late Sunday, May […]
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Flights will operate three times a week from London Gatwick Ascend Airways has just launched flights between London and Sierra Leone – marking the first time the two countries have been connected directly in more than a decade. The airline, a subsidiary airline of Dublin-based Avia Solutions Group which launched in April 2024, will operate […]
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Canada’s Fortuna Mining is eyeing expansion into Guinea after exiting Burkina Faso, where it faced regulatory instability and high security costs because of jihadist threats, its CEO told Reuters. Fortuna, which is not currently established in Guinea, is looking for gold mining opportunities there, conducting site visits and meeting with authorities, Ganoza said. “We find […]
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