Charles Onyango-Obbo recently wrote on his X handle about an unusual journalistic endeavor: “In an unprecedented move, 50 journalists from 17 media outlets in 11 (mostly European) countries got together on an alleged $2 million joint project to ‘investigate’ just one country – Rwanda. The media, including Der Spiegel (Germany), Le Monde (France), The Guardian…
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ANC looks set to share power after historic election loss.
With most of the results now in from South Africa’s election, the long-ruling African National Congress (ANC), will have to contend with sharing power after a historic loss of its parliamentary majority. Counting in over 80% of voting districts is complete and the ANC’s share of the vote currently stands at 41%. Trailing behind are…
ANC is projected to lose majority.
Partial results from Thursday’s parliamentary election suggest that South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is likely to lose its majority in parliament for the first time since it came to power 30 years ago. With results from more than 50% of voting districts counted so far, the ANC is leading with 42%,…
Donald Trump found guilty on all counts of hush-money trial.
Twelve jurors found former U.S. president Donald Trump guilty on all counts in his hush-money trial in New York, making him the first American president to be convicted of a felony in the nation’s history. The jury on Thursday convicted Trump of falsifying business records in connection with a hush-money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead…
Kenya to inject $100m in AfDB, two other African multilateral lenders.
Kenya will increase its shareholding in three key African financial institutions, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), by $100 million as a show of confidence in efforts to solve the continent’s problems. President William Ruto on Wednesday said at the opening ceremony of the AfDB annual meetings in Nairobi that the extra capital injection would…
Counting under way in South Africa’s crucial election.
Votes are being counted after what is seen as South Africa’s most closely fought elections since the African National Congress (ANC) came to power 30 years ago. Long lines snaked outside polling stations across the country. One electoral official in Johannesburg told the BBC the queues were reminiscent of the historic 1994 election, when black…
Escalating violence engulfs Mexican election race.
Several attacks against political candidates have been reported in Mexico as the campaigning period for the country’s largest election in history draws to a close. With just hours before the electoral campaigns officially conclude on Wednesday, a string of violent acts against candidates and their staff have been reported across the country, from Jalisco in…
Israel’s operation in Rafah doesn’t cross US red lines – White House.
The US does not believe Israel has launched a full-scale invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, White House spokesman John Kirby has said. He spoke hours after Israeli forces reached the centre of the city and reportedly seized a strategically important hill overlooking the nearby border with Egypt. US President Joe Biden has previously said…
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