The Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, lobbied Cyprus and Sierra Leone to support the candidacy of Professor Phoebe Okowa, who is vying for the elections of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). During bilateral meetings with the Cyprus Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Constantinos Kombos, and Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Musa Kabba, Mudavadi urged the two countries to support her elections to be held during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council on November 12, 2025. Kenya is looking for a position within…
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The Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Ms. Yan Yuqing, has revealed that trade between China and Nigeria reached $15.48 billion from January to July 2025, a significant milestone that underscores deepening bilateral ties between the two nations. Speaking during a reception … The Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Ms. Yan Yuqing, has revealed that trade between China and Nigeria reached $15.48 billion from January to July 2025, a significant milestone that underscores deepening bilateral ties between the two nations. Speaking during a reception held to commemorate three key events the 76th…
By Rédaction Africanews and Reuters Malawi’s former president Peter Mutharika has taken an early lead in this week’s election, according to provisional results. In his face off against incumbent Lazarus Chakwera, Mutharika has roughly 51 percent of votes cast in a quarter of the nation’s councils, compared to 39 percent for Chakwera, Reuters reported on Sunday. Election observers had predicted that the September 16 vote would be a two-horse race between Mutharika and Chakwera, the candidates for Malawi’s two biggest parties. In the five years since 70-year-old Chakwera took office, Malawi has faced economic stagnation. A cyclone and drought wiped…
By Africanews As the world convulses in war and uncertainty, its leaders gather at the United Nations this week in what Secretary-General António Guterres calls “uncharted waters.” From Gaza to Ukraine, Sudan to Haiti, the crises are piling up — alongside rising inequalities, climate disasters, and runaway technologies. Guterres warns that international cooperation is straining under pressures unseen in generations, but insists this annual summit of presidents, prime ministers, and monarchs is too important to squander on posturing. One flashpoint already looms large: Palestine. With the Gaza war entering its second year and accusations of genocide leveled against Israel, up to…
By Rédaction Africanews The trial of former South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar began on Monday in the capital, Juba. Machar, alongside the coaccused, was presented in a cage inside the courtroom. The justice authorities said Machar faced criminal charges for his alleged role in an attack on a garrison of government troops earlier this year. Other charges include murder, conspiracy, terrorism, destruction of public property and military assets and crimes against humanity. This was the first time Machar appeared in public since he was placed under house arrest in March. The trial was televised nationally. Machars’s lawyers argued that…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s top cobalt producer is lifting its export ban starting October 16th. Congo will now control global supply through strict annual export quotas, the country’s strategic minerals regulator announced Sunday. For the rest of 2025, miners will be allowed to export up to 18,125 tonnes of cobalt, a key material in electric vehicle batteries. Annual caps will rise to 96,600 tonnes for both 2026 and 2027. The ban, in place since February after cobalt prices hit a nine-year low, had triggered force majeure declarations from major producers, including mining…
● The 2025 WHX Nairobi and WHX Labs Nairobi programme will focus on advancing healthcare policy and investment, with sessions addressing sustainable financing, public–private partnerships, and innovative models to strengthen Universal Health Coverage (UHC). ● WHX Labs Nairobi will showcase cutting-edge laboratory innovation, from molecular diagnostics and antimicrobial resistance strategies to AI-augmented systems and sustainable lab management. ● Leading exhibitors including Randox, Beckman Coulter, Radiometer, and Snibe, alongside Siemens Healthineers, Roche Kenya, Dedalus, Fujifilm, and QIAGEN, will present the latest diagnostic and clinical technologies. ● Key speakers from AMREF Health Africa and WomenLift Health will share perspectives on healthcare innovation, inclusivity, and investment for…
By Rédaction Africanews According to the French press agency AFP, residents in the Tillabéri region in western Niger said that gunmen shot dead 22 people, most of which were attending a baptism. Niger’s authorities have confirmed that an attack happened, but did not release casualty numbers. 22 civilians were killed in an armed attack by a group of gunmen on motorbikes in western Niger on Wednesday, according to various reports from media and witnesses. The attackers opened fire on villagers attending a baptism ceremony, and killed 15 people there. They then left the vicinity and killed another seven civilians…
Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s rule in Burkina Faso is viewed in starkly different lights: to admirers online, he is a bold revolutionary standing up to France; to critics, he is an autocrat tightening his grip on power. Since seizing control in 2022, Traoré has sidelined elections, reshaped alliances with Mali, Niger, and Russia, and pushed out Burkina Faso’s former colonial ruler, France. Yet, his promise to defeat terrorism remains unfulfilled as violence continues to ravage the country. Meanwhile, social media celebrates Traoré’s anti-Western stance and vision of pan-African sovereignty, portraying him as a modern-day Thomas Sankara. This comes amid crackdowns on dissent…
A new exhibition at the Apartheid Museum titled: ‘Grave Injustice: The Unfinished Business of the TRC’, will open to the public on 24 September and highlights the ongoing struggle for justice and reparations since the conclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 2003. Curated by the Apartheid Museum in partnership with the Foundation for Human Rights, the exhibition sheds light on the enduring legacy of impunity and the urgent need for truth by sharing the powerful stories of the families and survivors who have led this decades-long fight for accountability. In January 2025, twenty-five families of apartheid-era victims filed a lawsuit against the South…