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In a move that’s got the local governors talking, President Tinubu signed an order today directing all oil and gas revenues to be paid directly into the Federation Account. This is expected to unlock an additional N14.5 trillion for state and local governments.
Family members of men, believed to be fighting on behalf of Russia in the Ukraine conflict, are demanding the government helps their sons return. They claim their sons were lured into the fight with job offers, amid claims over a thousand Kenyan nationals were recruited after a briefing by the Kenyan National Intelligence Service.
"At least three aid workers were killed and others injured in an air strike in Sudan's Kordofan region, said to be related to fighting between paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. It hit a humanitarian aid convoy that was bringing in food and medical supplies, and shows the increasing danger to relief efforts".
In this week’s proceedings of Tundu Lissu’s treason trial, exchanges were tense as the opposition leader acting as his own counsel put questions to prosecution witnesses, provoking laughter, by highlighting inconsistencies in their answers.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, was arrested in Johannesburg on Thursday after a gardener at his Hyde Park residence was shot and left in critical condition, South African police confirmed.
Ghana has moved to seek the extradition of a Russian national, identified in media reports as Vyacheslav Trahov and known online as “Yaytseslav,” after videos allegedly showing him recording intimate interactions with women in Ghana and other countries went viral.
Youth activists outside the AU summit in Addis Ababa are protesting the "gerontocracy" of the union, citing that the world's youngest population is led by its oldest leaders.
The East African Business Council (EABC) has appointed trade policy expert Ahmed Farah as its new Executive Director. Farah, formerly of TradeMark Africa, is tasked with accelerating intra-regional trade reforms as businesses push for faster EAC integration.
A coalition of opposition parties in Namibia has rejected a proposed bill that would move regulatory power over oil and gas from the Ministry of Mines directly to the Presidency. Critics argue this move invites "political interference and corruption" while weakening parliamentary oversight.
In a historic announcement from Mandera, President William Ruto confirmed that Kenya will officially reopen its border with Somalia in April 2026. The border has been closed for 15 years due to al-Shabaab security threats, but Ruto stated, "We cannot trade with closed borders," promising heavy security to protect traders.
