AFRICA

KIGALI | Xinhua | Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday sacked Public Service and Labor Minister Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya over “matters of accountability under investigation,” just over a month after her appointment. A statement by Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on behalf of President Kagame said Mujawamariya “has been dismissed from …

ACCRA, GHANA | THE INDEPENDENT | The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement, is now due to come into force on Thursday following the attainment of the required number of ratifying member countries. The treaty states that for the Agreement to take effect, at least 14 out of the 29 States …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday directed the country’s justice system to release all protesters who were wrongfully arrested during the month-long anti-government protests across the country. The president also ordered that all charges against the Gen-Z protesters who had been demanding accountability in his government …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday nominated 10 Cabinet secretaries, including four from the main opposition party, in an effort to form an all-inclusive government. Ruto nominated the main opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Chairman John Mbadi to head the National Treasury. The other three …

ACCRA, Ghana | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) on Sunday opened its sixth mid-year coordination meeting in Accra, the capital of Ghana, calling for the peace and solidarity of the continent. The meeting on the theme of “Educate and Skill Africa for the 21st Century” brought together the AU, …

Harriet Ocharo is a Kenyan research scientist living and working in the bustling Japanese city of Tokyo – home to some 37.1 million inhabitants. She’s also a single mum, raising two children. Here, she offers an authentic glimpse of her daily life and routine, its challenges and its triumphs. HARRIET …

Ruto says his new broad-based government to eliminate wastage, fight corruption and cut the national debt. Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA  | Embattled Kenyan President William Ruto has announced new measures and ammendments to anti-corruption laws following recent protests by Kenyan youth. He has also nominated 10 names  to …

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, Morocco and Tanzania are all seeking to join South Africa, currently the only country with nuclear power plant on the continent, in the production of this low carbon electricity. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | The United States and Russia are looking to increase …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenyan authorities on Tuesday heightened security in and around the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in the capital of Nairobi, the country’s main airport, ahead of anti-government protests. Young Kenyan protesters, or Gen-Z, have threatened to disrupt airport operations to protest President William Ruto’s decision …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youth proponents advocating for the political integration of the East African region are striving to reawaken the original spirit of the regional bloc through a visit to the burial site of Julius Nyerere. Nyerere, the former Tanzanian independence leader, is believed to be the original …