South Africa’s Julius Malema (left) and Kenya’s Raila Odinga. On March 20, 2023 they were at the centre of protests that went on concurrently in their respective countries: Credit to Photo/AFP By The East African Kenya’s Raila Odinga and South Africa’s Julius Malema, born in different backgrounds and at different times, are not political allies,

By Anadolu Agency Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Saturday he will attend the upcoming Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum in St. Petersburg. “I will definitely come to St. Petersburg in July. In this issue, the political will is of crucial importance. It is not an issue of needs, but an issue of ideology. As long

The bell of the Belmont Estate in Grenada, a former 17th-century slave plantation. Photograph: Georg Berg/Alamy The Guardian By Laura Trevelyan In 1833, when Britain finally abolished slavery, my ancestors were absentee owners of more than 1,000 enslaved people on the Caribbean island of Grenada. To the best of my knowledge, the Trevelyans never set

The Afghan pilot faces deportation to Rwanda after arriving in the UK on a small boat (supplied) The Independent By Holly Bancroft An Afghan war veteran who served alongside British armed forces is among those who have fled to the UK on small boats and are now being threatened with deportation to Rwanda. The air

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia February 17, 2023. Sputnik/Vladimir Astapkovich/Kremlin via Reuters By Reuters Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, marking the first time since the mid-1990s that Moscow

By Reuters Weeks after a violent crackdown on migrants in Tunisia that triggered a perilous rush to leave by smuggler boats for Italy, many African nationals are still homeless and jobless and some say they still face racist attacks. Outside the United Nations refugee agency in Tunis, dozens of African migrants stood protesting this week

By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed the release of “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina by Rwanda. “Paul’s family is eager to welcome him back to the United States, and I share their joy at today’s good news,” the president said in a statement. Biden thanked the Rwandan government for making the

Nairobi City skyline By Business Daily Africa Kenya has been ranked as the top country in Africa by expatriates to get started and settle due to language, ease of finding housing and cost of homes. This gives the East African nation an edge as an attractive destination for companies seeking to enter the continent. Kenya

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2023. Photographer Annegret Hilse By Reuters Israel’s attorney-general on Friday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of breaking the law by ignoring a conflict of interest over his ongoing trial for corruption and getting

By Anadolu Agency China claimed on Friday that a US warship had “again trespassed” into South China Sea waters and warned Washington that such provocative actions would have “serious consequences.” Tan Kefei, a spokesman for China’s Defense Ministry, said in a statement that the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius “broke into China’s territorial waters off Xisha