Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during a Senate Appropriations committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, July 21, 2026. Finn Gomez | Getty Images Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, defended President Donald Trump‘s energy and economic agenda on Friday during an appearance at a southwestern Ohio steel mill with Vice President JD Vance,…
Mombasa, Kenya — For persons with disabilities, being in the room does not always mean being included. At the MenEngage Africa SRHR Progress 2026 Symposium in Mombasa, this gap was placed at the centre of a conversation on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Advocates and practitioners asked a fundamental question: Are persons with disabilities…
Veteran banker and governance expert, Mr Alfred Anekeya Mang’ula. PHOTO/UGC. By OUR CORRESPONDENT Veteran banker and governance expert, Mr Alfred Anekeya Mang’ula, has formally declared his interest in contesting for the Kakamega Senate seat in the forthcoming 2027 General Election, setting the stage for what is expected to be a closely watched political race in…
Nairobi — Co-operative Bank Holdings and the Co-operative Alliance of Kenya (CAK) Chair McLoud Malonza has been elected as the Chairperson of the International Cooperative Alliance – Africa (ICA-Africa). ICA-Africa is a regional arm of the International Cooperative Alliance, founded in 1968, bringing together more than 50 cooperative organizations across 21 African countries. Malonza secured…
Richard Simpson, Managing Director of the Celerity Group, which incorporates Kero and BulkSMS. For hospitality businesses, a reservation is more than just a booking – it represents a prepared room, a reserved table, an allocated guide or a planned experience. When guests fail to arrive, the opportunity to monetise that space is lost. The real…
Emily Gregory’s projected victory comes in a legislative district which a Republican candidate won by 19 percentage points in 2024.
Addis Ababa — African policy experts and diplomats say it is time for the continent to secure a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), urging urgent reform to reflect today’s shifting global geopolitical realities. The call was made during a forum titled “Sustaining the Momentum for UNSC Reform Amidst a Dynamic Global…
“This is 2026 — not 1946. Whenever decisions about Africa and the world are on the table, Africa must be at the table.” The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has declared the exclusion of Africa from permanent membership of the Security Council “indefensible”, urging urgent reform of global power structures. This is contained in a…
Mogadishu — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday congratulated the Somali people and state institutions after the country secured a seat on the African Union’s Peace and Security Council for the 2026-2028 term. The president described the development as a historic achievement and a sign of Somalia’s growing diplomatic progress and renewed leadership role…
Somalia is among the 10 countries whose representatives have secured a seat on the AU Peace and Security Council (AU PSC). Others who will serve a two-year term on the Council include DRC, Gabon, Uganda, Morocco, Lesotho, South Africa, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, and Sierra Leone. This marks the first time Somalia will sit on the…
