Deposed Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embaló has left Senegal and arrived in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, days after a military coup removed him from power. Embalo’s chief of staff, Califa Soares Cassama, confirmed on Saturday that the former leader is safe in the Congolese capital. Government sources in Brazzaville told AFP the…
Arsenal announced the end of its eight-year tourism partnership with Visit Rwanda, with the African nation’s logo set to disappear from club sleeves at the end of the current season. Groundbreaking deal launched in 2018 The partnership, unveiled in May 2018, was worth around GBP10 million per year. Visit Rwanda branding appeared on men’s, women’s…
At least 19 people have died and dozens remain missing after a passenger boat capsized on Lake Mai-Ndombe in western Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities confirmed on Saturday. Winds cripple engine, boat overturns The wooden vessel left Kiri village for Kinshasa late Thursday when strong winds disabled one engine, causing it to overturn, Mai-Ndombe provincial…
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has been crowned Company of the Year 2025 after scoring 7.1 out of 10 on the Overall Performance Index in awards organised by the Kenya Institute of Management. The state-owned firm beat a strong field, with Tata Chemicals Magadi taking second place in the prestigious Company of the Year Awards (COYA)….
The African Union has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all its activities with immediate effect after soldiers seized power in the West African state on Wednesday. AU and ECOWAS act swiftly The African Union Peace and Security Council announced the suspension on Friday, citing its zero-tolerance policy on unconstitutional changes of government. The 15-member council demanded the…
General Horta Inta-A Na Man has appointed a close ally of deposed president Umaro Sissoco Embalo as prime minister, deepening questions over whether the recent coup was genuine or staged. General Horta Inta-A, who declared himself transitional president on Thursday, on Friday named Ilidio Vieira Te – Embalo’s former finance minister and campaign director –…
Kenya’s ruling coalition delivered a commanding performance in Thursday’s by-elections, sweeping all seven parliamentary seats and most county assembly wards to hand President William Ruto a major boost ahead of the 2027 general election. Clean sweep for broad-based alliance The results, announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission late Thursday, underlined the resilience of…
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has abruptly resigned from the National Assembly amid a police probe into claims she helped recruit 17 South African men to fight for Russia in Ukraine. The 42-year-old politician, a member of the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party founded by her father, former president Jacob Zuma, stepped down on Friday. She had been…
A high court in Machakos has declared unconstitutional parts of a 2012 seed law that criminalised the sharing of traditional seeds, removing the threat of prison and heavy fines for thousands of smallholder farmers. The ruling delivered on 27 November by Justice Rhoda Rutto strikes down sections of the Seed and Plant Varieties Act that…
In a fiercely contested by-election that doubled as a battle for supremacy in Mount Kenya region, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki masterminded a dramatic comeback for United Democratic Alliance, snatching victory from a formidable coalition led by his impeached predecessor Rigathi Gachagua. The 27 November poll in the semi-arid Mbeere North constituency saw UDA candidate Leonard…
