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Oil prices continued to rise on Wednesday reaching levels not seen for nearly a decade. U.S. WTI rose to as high as $111.50, the highest since 2013, while North Sea Brent crude hit $113.02, the highest since 2014. Both fell back a little during the session but prices were still up some 5%. Natural gas and aluminium also hit all-time… Read More

So far, Ghana and Tunisia have been able to successfully evacuate their nationals back home as most foreigners and indigenes of Ukraine flee the Russian invasion. Whiles these countries put measures in place to bring the rest of their nationals home, counties like Kenya and Nigeria are yet to welcome their nationals back home. Till then, Poland and Romania have… Read More

The delegation of the European Union (EU) to Kenya has denied reports of discrimination against Africans levelled at member states bordering Ukraine. The European Union says member states bordering warring Ukraine have given unrestricted welcome to all foreigners fleeing the war, rejecting claims of discrimination. More than 200 Kenyans were stranded in Ukraine due to Russia’s invasion, a press release… Read More

The new mayor of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, may face five years behind bars if found guilty for the death of a man shot in 2011 in a context of political violence. Barthelemy Dias is being tried on appeal in a case that has been postponed several times. On February 17th, Barthelemy Dias took up the position of mayor of Dakar… Read More

Many Tripoli inhabitants were disheartned on Wednesday following the confirmation of a parallel government by the eastern-based parliament. A new day started in Libya with yet a new political challenge. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives confirmed the cabinet submitted by Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha. However, another government lead by PM Abdelhamid Dbeiba still claims legitimacy. On the streets of… Read More

South African universities started to implement “soft mandates” requiring students to provide proof of vaccination to access the campus. From Tuesday unvaccinated students and staff can only access online learning. Student representatives have denounced the policy as incomplete and elitist. “The policy is incomplete. If it’s not taken to the people, if it was not given the type of people… Read More

A group that arranged months of protests in Guinea between 2019 and 2020 on Tuesday threatened to resume demonstrations if the military stays in power until 2025, as suggested in a widely circulated document. The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) “will oppose with determination any idea of a long transition,” it said in a statement referring… Read More

Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss announced that he had been offered the opportunity to buy English Premier League Club, Chelsea. Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich announced last Saturday that he was stepping back from the daily running of the club in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Abramovich is a likely target for sanctions already announced by the British government and… Read More

African envoys spoke out strongly at the mistreatment of African nationals trying to flee Ukraine during a special session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. African nationals, mostly students, have accused Ukrainian security forces of racially profiling them, and of stopping them from getting on trains. The reports of discrimination have caused uproar and left a bitter taste… Read More

On Tuesday, Libyan lawmakers confirmed a new transitional government. The cabinet was submitted by Prime minister Fathi Bashagha to the east-based House of Representatives. Libyan lawmakers approved a new transitional government on Tuesday. Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha submitted his cabinet to the eastern-based House of Representatives, where 92 of 101 lawmakers in attendance confirmed it in a vote broadcast live… Read More