RABAT, Morocco, January – Senegal is the new champion of the Total Energies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 after edging out host Morocco in a dramatic finale in front of a sold-out crowd of 68,095 at the capacity-seater Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday, 18th January. The decider was Pape…
Hosts Morocco and Senegal Clash for Supremacy, History, and a Lion’s Share of Glory RABAT, Morocco, January 18th-The beautiful game (Jogo Bonito)reaches its grand crescendo on African soil tonight as the 68,095-capacity seater Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat prepares to host a titanic, history-laden battle for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025…
ADDIS ABABA, 18th January—The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has commended the conduct of elections in Uganda and congratulated President Yoweri Museveni on his re-election for a seventh term until 2031. In a statement released Saturday 17th January, he reiterated the continental body’s commitment to continue to support the promotion of democracy…
UGANDA, 17th January – Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhabura has been re-elected to serve for the seventh term (2026-2031), as his closest challenger, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, rejected the results, alleging fraud and violence. This follows the declaration by the Uganda Electoral Commission announcing 81-year-old Museveni, the leader of the National Resistance Party…
WHITE HOUSE, 17th January – US President Donald Trump has extended an offer to mediate the longstanding and complex dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia concerning the Nile Basin. President Trump positioned the resolution of tensions surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as a paramount priority on his agenda, integral to his pursuit of lasting…
KISUMU, 17th January-Kondele Ward Member of County Assembly, Joachim Oketch, has launched a scathing attack on leaders from the Nyanza region, accusing them of abandoning their primary duties to obsessively champion President William Ruto’s two-term agenda at the direct expense of service delivery. In a fiery address at a town hall meeting on Friday, Oketch…
“The launch is a milestone that will boost continental space ambitions,” Says Mahmoud Youssouf ADDIS ABABA, 16th January –The African Union (AU) Chairperson Mahmoud Youssouf, has extended congratulations to Algeria on the successful deployment of the ALSAT-3A Earth observation satellite, heralding the event as a major step forward for Africa’s space and geospatial prowess. “This…
HOMABAY, Friday, 26th January – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has apprehended five individuals in connection with a massive tender fraud and conflict of interest scandal, over a Sh348,927,840 million earmarked for the construction of the Homabay County Assembly office block. In a detailed statement issued today, the anti-graft authority named the accused as…
NAIROBI, 16th January 2026 – A day after his business, estimated at Sh250 million, was demolished, the High Court has extended the orders issued in November last year freezing the five bank accounts of beleaguered Kiambu Governor Paul Kimani Wamatangi, his spouse, children and associates over an alleged Sh813 million corruption and economic crimes case….
GENEVA, January 2026 — The affordability of sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages is rising globally due to persistently low tax rates, a trend the World Health Organisation (WHO) warns is directly fuelling epidemics of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers, and injuries, with children and young adults particularly at risk. In two stark new global reports…