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KENYAN police on Thursday  banned anti-government protests in the central business district and its environs in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, citing safety concerns. According to the police, more than 50 people have been killed, dozens of others injured and property destroyed since anti-government protests over tax hikes began across …

AFRICAN foreign ministers and representatives will convene in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday for the 45th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council. The primary agenda is to discuss and adopt the AU’s budget for 2025, alongside other significant continental issues. This two-day meeting will also examine the AU’s …

IN a significant move, a Zimbabwean court has denied bail to opposition leader Jameson Timba and more than 70 others who were arrested last month for holding an unlawful gathering. This comes amid escalating tensions following the disputed August 2023 elections, which saw the ruling ZANU-PF party securing a parliamentary …

COTE d’Ivoire has firmly rejected allegations made by Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, of attempting to destabilise its neighbour. These accusations emerged amidst heightened diplomatic tensions in West Africa, where military leaders from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger recently formed the Alliance of Sahel States and severed ties with the regional bloc …

THE Chinese government has commenced preparations towards hosting this year’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, the Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, Zhang Yi has disclosed Speaking at the Capacity Building Workshop for Diplomatic Correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday with the theme: “Enhancing Diplomatic Reporting in Nigeria”, the envoy said …

Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist party won him legions of online followers and powerful friends in the American conservative movement, was convicted by a US jury on Tuesday of engaging in an enormous multi-year fraud that ripped off some of his most devoted …

FORMER U.S. President Donald Trump has made his first public appearance since an assassination attempt, appearing at the Republican National Convention with a bandage over his right ear. Trump, who was confirmed as the Republican presidential candidate earlier on Monday, entered the convention to a standing ovation. He then posed …

GERMAN Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has banned the magazine Compact, considered as a “mouthpiece of the far-right extremist scene” her ministry said on Tuesday. According to a statemenT, Affiliated production company Conspect Film GmbH has also been banned. Police raided the outlet’s premises in Falkensee, just outside Berlin, as well …

PRESIDENT Joe Biden said that former President Donald Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate was an indication that he would surround himself with people who “agree completely with him” in a second administration. In an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt Monday, Biden went after the Ohio senator’s …

Republican candidate Donald Trump has selected Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate in the 2024 US elections. The former president made the announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Monday evening. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have …