Provisional results suggest a tight presidential race in Kenya between Deputy President William Ruto and former prime minister Raila Odinga. With more than 90% of results posted from thousands of individual districts, local tallies of the raw data suggest little separates the pair. However it could be several days before the official result is known. This vote…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Tuesday with Congolese leader Felix Tshisekedi at the Kinshasa presidential palace as part of his three-nation African tour. Tshisekedi was to “raise the questions of strategic partnership” between the DRC and the United States during the meeting. If the statesmen also discussed bilateral trade and investment, partnerships for regional…
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the National Women’s Day address today at Richmond in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands amid continuing protests on Gauteng’s West Rand following the brutal gang rapes of eight women. The rapes took place at a mine dump at Kagiso where they were shooting a music video two weeks ago. August ninth was…
The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has outlined its intentions on tabling of a motion of no confidence against Premier David Makhura, saying he is not being held accountable for the province’s high crime rate, unemployment and poverty. The DA says it will table a motion of no confidence in the legislature on Monday. The DA Gauteng…
Nigeria’s Presidency and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission have disagreed over the $1.283bn sale and purchase transaction between Seplat Energies and Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited. Nigeria’s national oil firm, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), which has been in a joint venture with Mobil, had blocked the company’s attempt to sell off its assets…
At least 17 soldiers and four civilians were killed Sunday in an attack in a strategic border zone between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Mali’s army said. Some 22 troops were injured while nine other soldiers are missing, the army said late Monday, adding that the toll could still rise. The army had blamed the…
Tuesday’s vote is seen as a key test of stability for the East African powerhouse and a referendum on the president’s economic legacy. By Eromo Egbejule Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyans are voting on Tuesday to pick a successor to outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta in what is seen as a key test of stability for one of Africa’s…
Kenyans are choosing their next president after an intense campaign dominated by debates about living costs, unemployment and corruption. Outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta, having served the constitutionally limited two terms, is backing one-time foe Raila Odinga, 77, to succeed him. His decision followed a falling out with Deputy President William Ruto, 55, who had expected…
In Kenya, the D-Day is here. Hundreds lined up to vote in a high-stakes election Tuesday. 22.1 million registered voters should elect their president, senators, governors, lawmakers, woman representatives and some 1,500 county officials. Well before 3 am GMT, the official opening hour for polls, citizens queued to participate in the general elections taking place…
Inequality in the world of public health took centre stage at the 2022 International Aids Conference. Organisers called it “an incredible loss” that attendees from the Global South were denied the Canadian visas they needed to attend the conference. Researchers have found that complex visa requirements and exorbitant travel costs block many delegates from poorer countries from…