Arusha, — Honourable Justice Tchikaya will serve the remainder of the term of the outgoing President who was elected on 2 June 2025 for a term of two (2) years. Hon. Justice Dr. Modibo Sacko will continue serving on the Bench as a Judge of the Court. In his address, the outgoing President, Honourable Justice…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank president, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 22, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to ‘Face The Nation.’ We’re joined now by the head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde. The ECB sets interest rates for…
Nairobi — President William Ruto on Tuesday presided over the inaugural graduation ceremony of the National Intelligence and Research University (NIRU), marking a historic milestone for the institution and Africa’s growing intelligence and security education landscape. The first cohort comprises 31 master’s degree graduates drawn from Kenya and several African countries, positioning NIRU as a…
José Jerí is the third consecutive president to be ousted and the country’s seventh since 2016.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, on the margins of the Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The Chairperson congratulated Somalia on…
Addis Ababa — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called for an urgent overhaul of global governance on Monday, demanding a permanent seat for Africa on the UN Security Council during a high-level forum in the Ethiopian capital. Speaking on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) Summit, Mohamud addressed a session focused on the “Future…
The military junta in Mali arrested prominent journalist Youssouf Sissoko under the country’s cybercrime law, following the publication of an article in L’Alternance on 2 February. The article challenged remarks made by Niger’s junta leader, President Abdourahamane Tiani, who alleged that the presidents of France, Benin and the Ivory Coast supported the extremist groups that…
H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission had a constructive meeting with the H.E. Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the @AfDB_Group on the margins of the 39th AU Summit. The Chairperson commended the Bank’s strong support to Africa’s priority sectors & welcomed the $11bn replenishment of the African Development…
The success of South Africa’s G20 Presidency has been hailed as both a national triumph and a powerful testament to Africa’s capacity for global leadership. This according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who briefed the African Union’s 39th Ordinary Session of the African National Assembly of Heads of State and Government on the outcomes of the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the 2026 State of the Nation Address at Cape Town City Hall. (Image source: Parliament) From using artificial intelligence (AI) to fight illicit trade, to investment projections to the tune of R50 billion in the local data centre space, these are some of the takeaways from the 2026 State of the…
