A US election watch party in Kenya, excitement at first, followed by disappointment

nairo­bi, kenya — In a vibrant Nairo­bi com­mu­ni­ty cen­ter, Amer­i­can cit­i­zens liv­ing in Kenya gath­ered with pal­pa­ble excite­ment ear­ly Wednes­day to watch the U.S. elec­tion results unfold. The atmos­phere buzzed with antic­i­pa­tion as expa­tri­ates shared snacks and sto­ries, their eyes glued to screens dis­play­ing real-time updates. As the results of the U.S elec­tions trick­led in, a…

Kenyan lawmakers impeach deputy president for abuse of office

Nairo­bi — Kenya’s Nation­al Assem­bly has impeached the coun­try’s deputy pres­i­dent over accu­sa­tions of cor­rup­tion and abuse of office. Law­mak­ers vot­ed over­whelm­ing­ly to remove Rigathi Gach­agua from office in the vote Tues­day night. The fate of the deputy pres­i­dent now rests in the hands of the Sen­ate.  The process to con­sid­er removal of Kenya’s deputy president…

Biden to visit Angola as global powers vie for African influence

US and EU are sup­port­ing infra­struc­ture projects in Ango­la, which has his­tor­i­cal­ly been clos­er to Rus­sia and Chi­na When Joe Biden trav­els to Ango­la on Sun­day, it will be the first trip to an African coun­try of his pres­i­den­cy and the first to the con­ti­nent by a sit­ting US pres­i­dent since Barack Oba­ma vis­it­ed Kenya and…

Ghana’s ruling party launches manifesto ahead of elections

Sekon­­di-Tako­ra­­di, Ghana — Ghana’s rul­ing New Patri­ot­ic Par­ty (NPP) launched its man­i­festo Sun­day in a vibrant event in Tako­ra­di, as the par­ty gears up for a fierce bat­tle in Decem­ber’s polit­i­cal­ly charged elec­tions. The par­ty’s pres­i­den­tial can­di­date, Vice Pres­i­dent Mahamudu Bawu­mia, unveiled the doc­u­ment, which places a strong empha­sis on job cre­ation and eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment. “Our…