Who holds capital and political leverage — and how that power is exercised.
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Key Points * The ICC judges have issued out an arrest warrant for Russian president over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. * He is accused of unlawfully deporting thousands of Ukrainian children. * A warrant was also issued against Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova for the same war crime. * Russia refuses any wrongdoing and says
Key Points * M23 rebels continue to kill and rape Congolese people with impunity * The British government has remained silent over the involvement of Rwanda in the DRC conflict in a bid to maintain its refugee migration deal with Kigali. * Rwanda has been supporting M23 violence with cross-border shipments of artillery,
Key Points • APC’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared president-elect of Nigeria • Opposing candidates Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi both claim they won the election and allege gross electoral malpractice and corruption • Atiku and Obi plan to legally contest election result, may or may not see victory considering their history
KEY POINTS * The United States hopes that the appointment would give them a leverage above China and Russia in Africa. * A seasoned diplomat, Johnnie Carson brings his many years of experience on-board US-Africa relations. * He has served as a United States ambassador and envoy to many African countries in the
Africa’s wealthiest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has continued to position himself as a master strategist who is able to perceive business opportunities where others see nothing. His business success is a product of prompt identification of opportunities and making drastic decisions. While many businesses and entrepreneurs are still pondering
The French army has officially begun the process of withdrawing its troops from Burkina Faso. This latest development comes in the wake of French military failures as regards stemming the tide of surging insurgency in the Sahel region. The former colonial power announced on 19 February 2023 that operations by
According to an undercover media investigation, an Israeli company attempted to sway more than 30 elections around the world, including in African countries, by hacking, sabotaging, and disseminating false information. This recent development adds to a growing body of evidence that unethical private companies are making money using intrusive hacking
Wealth is admired by all, but only a handful of people have attained the position of satisfaction as far as wealth, fame, and success. In Africa, the list is even more depleted, and this reflects the hardship faced by Africans. However, according to a majority of the few who have
Last week, the list of Africa’s wealthiest individuals was released. In the report, one of the African billionaires who moved up the ranks was Tanzanian business tycoon Mohammed Dewji, popularly known as Mo Dewji. The news that Mo Dewji climbed the list of wealthiest people in the African continent
As Kinshasa's government forces fight the M23 rebels, the European Union is once again accusing Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of rejecting ideas of regional peace initiatives. In a statement released on Thursday, the European Union urged that M23, the DRC, and Rwanda adhere
As the president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is making his state visit to Zimbabwe this week, female journalists have been instructed not to wear “revealing clothes”. This rather odd move comes against the backdrop of Zimbabwe’s government setting stringent conditions for the country’s media practitioners to follow in
