NEW YORK, USA, November 7th –The United Nations has predicted that 2025 is expected to be among the hottest years ever recorded. It has, however, been said that the trend could still be reversed. While this year will not surpass 2024 as the hottest recorded, it will rank second or third, capping more than a decade…
JOHANNESBURG, November 2025 — A lack of access to affordable, quality childcare cost the economies of Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria billions in lost income in 2022, as millions of employable mothers were unable to participate in the workforce. This is according to research from Economist Impact’s Childcare Dividend Initiative (CDI), which reveals that investing…
KISUMU, Kenya, November 4th-A new report from ActionAid reveals that a mere 2.8 percent of climate finance is allocated to ‘just transition’ approaches, which prioritize the needs of workers, women, and communities in addressing the climate crisis. This startlingly low figure indicates a significant neglect of those most affected by the climate emergency, jeopardising their…
DODOMA, Tanzania, November 1st -President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been announced as the winner of the Tanzanian presidential election after bagging 97.66 percent of the total votes cast (32,678,884) against her 16 challengers. Making the announcement, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) led by Chairman and Court of Appeal Judge Jacobs Mwambegele said that Chama…
He rose to power in 1982 and is set to serve an eighth consecutive term of seven years after receiving 55 percent of the total presidential votes cast. YAOUNDE, Cameroon, October 29th –President Paul Biya of Cameroon has been declared the winner of the presidential polls amidst protests across the central African nation. Biya, 92…
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, October 29th –President Alassane Ouattara has been declared the winner in the Ivory Coast’s presidential elections. The country’s Independent Electoral Commission announced on Monday that the 83-year-old sitting head of state had won a fourth term with 89.77 percent of the ballots cast. Nearly nine million Ivorians were eligible to vote on…
KISUMU, Kenya, September 28th –If recent global events are anything to go by, then the United States and its allies, under the aegis of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and to some extent the European Union (EU), must be wary wherever they are. United States President Donald Trump has, in recent times, attempted to…
Prof Mutharika will join a list of octogenarian leaders who are still in power KISUMU, Kenya, September 25th – The election of Prof Arthur Peter Mutharika as the 7th President of Malawi ominously represents a growing list of leaders in Africa who are not yet ready to relinquish power to the younger generation. Making a…
“I have done this because I accept the results of the presidential election that the Malawi Electoral Commission has already validated and released,” President Chakwera declared. LILONGWE, Malawi, Wednesday, September, 24th – In a dignified and definitive address to the nation, President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has formally conceded defeat in the presidential election, congratulating his…
NEW YORK, UN, September,2025 –The 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held its high-level meeting in New York, during which representatives from all 193 UN member states and the two non-member observers, namely Palestine and the Holy See, were expected to deliver speeches during the annual general debate. Kenya’s President William Ruto is among the…