For the first time in years, the Middle East and North African region is seeing a surge in interest from international investors. Major companies like Google, Microsoft and Adobe recently took part in one of the largest technology events in the region when Dubai hosted Expand North Star 2024, which attracted over 6,500 exhibiting companies,…
NEW YORK — You’ve heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead relatives, mail-in ballots being intercepted. Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it. It also gets caught and prosecuted. The nation’s multilayered election processes provide many safeguards that keep…
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…
abuja, nigeria — Nigeria and neighboring Niger have signed an agreement to boost their security cooperation, despite tensions following a coup in Niger more than a year ago. The Nigerian army announced the security cooperation pact on Tuesday in a communique. The countries’ defense chiefs signed the accord this week in Niamey, Niger’s capital. It’s the first military…
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…
Abuja — A U.S. advisory council on African diaspora engagement is in Nigeria on a mission to discuss diaspora-led investments across sectors including education, health, technology and the creative industries. Analysts weigh in on the purpose of the visit. Delegates to the 12-member President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement were in Nigeria’s economic center, Lagos, Monday…
TAN TAN, Morocco — High-ranking military officials from the U.S. and its top African allies watched intently as dust and flames shot up from pieces of the Sahara Desert hit by tank and artillery fire. They looked up as pilots flew F‑16s into formation. And they listened intently as Moroccan and American personnel explained how they…